I think Martin's contrast grading videos are out there on YouTube. They are really worth a look.Thanks to all for the input.
For Toby - yours suggestions are welcome and I do go back and rework all of my photos based on feedback from this forum. I've just begun trying to take B&W a little more seriously and this forum has been a tremendous help.
I will take a look - thanks.I think Martin's contrast grading videos are out there on YouTube. They are really worth a look.
AgreedIt's immediately lifted the luminosity. Subtle, but I think effective.
Thanks. The first video did help a lot.Nb - I refer to that video as the ‘quick and dirty intro’ to CG.
The ‘course’ goes into a lot more detail.
The techniques themselves are relatively simple- applying them in a subtle way is more difficult (for me).
But you seem to have cracked that one already![]()