Comments on: Presets – Better Black and Whites

By: Peter Hearl

Peter Hearl — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:04:29 +0000

Just downloaded your preset, Some nice BW convertions. can’t wait to use them.

By: ly

ly — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:21:43 +0000

very beautful

By: M Youmans

M Youmans — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:46:47 +0000

Why are all photos saved in Adobe Photoshop so dark they can hardly be seen? All backgound around photos is black.

By: Kelley Loredo

Kelley Loredo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:28:18 +0000

I copied the templates into the local folder, but I don’t know how to apply them. The page with the video on how to install them is blank – no video. Can you help? Thanks!

By: Allan Wood

Allan Wood — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:59:23 +0000

Unable to download preset. Sends me to a blank page.

By: Chris Bojanower

Chris Bojanower — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:48:13 +0000

Matt,
I was using your B/W presets last week on an image I took,

Here is the original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bojphoto/3511882972/

Here are the results, no Idea why it went so extreme, but it seems to only go this extreme on this one image
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bojphoto/3511072069/

I was using the B/W for Canyons LR Preset, the image prints up even more incredible and people are begging for reprints

Thanks

By: Rachel Schneiderman

Rachel Schneiderman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:42:48 +0000

Hi Matt:
Your black and white landscape preset is great. My question is should I print this (from Lightroom) as a black and white or as a colour image and what if I give it some slight split toning….. do I print this using the colour settings or the black and white settings? (using the Epson R2880)
Thanks.
Rachel

By: Chris P

Chris P — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:57 +0000

Hi Matt,
I’m getting some big pixel blocks, almost like I’m zoomed at 300% (mostly in the skies) when I apply these.
Any reason for this?

By: Rogier Bos

Rogier Bos — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:48:44 +0000

Hi Matt,
Love this site and your tips. As an avid LR user I visit here often.

Three questions:
-By now there are so many presents: it really deserves to be ordered somehow. I.e. B/W should get its own category.
- Secondly, I love the ‘Direct Positive’ preset that came with LR and would appreciate seeing some discussion on it. Is this look still fashionable? What are alternatives to this look in the same vein? What are drawbacks on this preset?
- I’d love to see one or more ‘Jessica Strickland’ imitation presets. Are you familiar with her stuff? (http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/home.html)

Thanks from Rotterdam, The Netherlands,
Rogier

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:50:37 +0000

Thanks for the pre-sets Matt

Is it just me or do they add a lot of grain to the images?