Love the video mate, clear and easy to understand because you're not trying to flabbergast us. One suggestion though: make the adjustment panel larger so we can more easily see the numbers and values involved in the adjstments.
Thank you for your clear and detailed explanations of process. I have "learned" a great deal watching your videos. I have been a amateur photographer for 60 years, and I am really thankful for your demonstration of what can be done with images. I started with B&W, setting up my own darkroom then into color and color slides (who didn't like kodachrome?). As time passed, I've spent time scanning in old B&W and color images and then editing in Photoshop. I wish I had the tools we have today to manipulate those images back then. But you are breathing new life into many of these shots. Kudos.
Thank you so much for your kind words and comment. I am the same as you, started with film and processed at home (B&W) moved to digital in the late 1990's and then started to shot RAW and 'adjust' around 2008. Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop has come so far and very quickly, the last 5 years has seen a transformation of the capabilities and consistency we can expect. If you see my latest Video 'Wild West - Generative Fill', you can see the incredible magic that is now possible using the new AI tools, simply stunning :-)
Both the color and black and white versions look beautiful to me. Your ability to visualize where you're going with a photographic and create a desired mood is simply remarkable. Your finished product is so pleasing and captivating to look at. Thanks you, once again, for the education.
WoW, why I haven’t seen your channel before! Quite happy to follow you from now on! Just great flow, explanation balance with your awesome accent! Keep it coming! 👏👌
Hi Jamie. This is another awesome video, my friend. I learn every time a bit more. And I like your workflow to create a black&white picture. Many thank from the Netherlands. Antoine
Hello Jamie,. Bernie from Ottawa Canada. Great video. Again I learned something new whi h I`ll be able to use. I love your work. I`ve started working on some of my old boring photos and love what I have done to them. Take care.
Hey Bernie, thank you for the comment, it is very nice to hear from you. Revising older photographs is a great thing to do, with new skills you can create magic from something that you thought was never good enough, but you realise it is 😀
Thank you, and I am happy to have helped, plus as you say the AI tools are truly stunning, once you understand how they fully work, they give you magical powers 😀
Fantastic videos and beautiful work, thank you. I'm now going through all my old holiday photos I took of boring buildings lol and trying to give them new life. One question though. You don't use photoshop's 'blend if' function to add highlights in this video (maybe you do in others) A specific reason, or just preference? as I think the blend if option works very well.
Thanks for the comment and your kind words, in regard to the 'blend if' function I have not used it, so no real experience, I will have a look. But generally I am very happy with the masking capabilities of lightroom 😀
Question Jamie - dialing in an appropriate 'building color' is a bit tricky. Somewhere between light blue and almost neutral seems to be ideal. I haven't gone through all your videos (yet). Any quick thoughts? Lastly, now I need to take more photos that include street lamps! Great stuff, thanks again.
When you go black and white the colour does not really matter, however what does matter is colour contrast, so always boost the vibrance and saturation :-D
I generally shoot early mornings to ensure in busy places a lower number of people, also there tends to be a little bit less contrast, so you have the opportunity to add contrast then selectively 😀
I really enjoy your videos and have been kind of re- inspired. Unfortunately, although according to Adobe's computer system requirements, my computer exceeds them by a little bit. My computer slows drastically and starts throwing popups that hinder me from doing much of this type of editing. I'm on PC and I'm not in a financial place to make big upgrades to my computer. To say I'm extremely disappointed is an understatement
If you duplicate the mask, then you get a copy of the mask you are duplicating including the settings 😀 If you want a new mask with all the setting reset, then create a new mask.
@@jamiermathlin Thank you for the prompt reply. I may have missed that in your great video.  Thank you for the prompt reply. I may have missed that in your great video.
I noticed when you brought the image back to Lr after editing in Ps, it was now a TIF file. Does editing a TIF file create any issues when compared to editing the same image in RAW?
great question, generally we start with a RAW or DNG (Digital Negative File), with the RAW being 14-bit or 16-bit depending on your camera and its settings (this refers to the colour depth), when we go over to Photoshop Adobe converts the file into a PNG ( Portable Network Graphic, a type of raster image file, that can handle graphics with transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds) which remains a 16bit file, when we go back to Lightroom you have a choice of TIFF (Tag Image File Format, is a computer file used to store raster graphics and image information) or PNG (can be selected in preferences for Photoshop). The TIFF file also remains a 16bit file and is very compatible with most other image software. So even though we have changed 3 times the file type remains 16bit so allowing the full dynamic range of the data to be used. I hope this helps.
@@jamiermathlin Thank you for the wonderful explanation. Just so I fully understand... assuming the same image with the same adjustments (contrast, brightness, clarity, masks, etc.) are identical between a TIF and RAW file, the TIF edited image will look the same as the original RAW/DNG edited image. I hope I worded that clearly 🙂
I will try to add this information going forward, I was shooting with Sony for the past 7 years, started with A7R2 and then 3 years ago upgraded to A7R4, however 6 weeks ago, I sold everything Sony and went back to Canon, who I was with for more than 25 years before I changed to Sony. I now have a Canon R5, with a 14-35mm F4 L, 24-105mm F4 L and 70-200mm F4 L :-D
@@simonryan6850 it is an awesome camera, one of the very best currently available. The 61MP sensor is probably the best FF sensor on the market currently (same as the A7R5), therefore you may choose to ask, so why change to a 45MP Canon, the answer is 1. The Sony A7R4 was coming to be 3 years old, so I needed a new camera, as I like them to be under warranty, 2. Top spec Cameras still have 60-70% of their orignal value at 3 years, compared to the current market price (if you look after them). 3. The new Sony A7R5 is no real imporvement over the A7R4 for my type of photography (I do not shoot actions, portraits, birds etc). 4. I prefer the colour science of the Canon Sensors and the R5 is almost as good as the Sony A7R4 for dymanic range and noise. Hope that answer the question that you may asked 😀
Finally, the TUTOR who speaks clearly and slowly so I can finally understand. You're a Great Educator, thanks a lot
Thank you for the feedback, it is very much appreciated 😀
One of the greatest channels. Straight to the point and every second of the video is a class in itself.
thank you 😀
As a teacher and also a lover of B@W developing , may i compliment you on every aspect of this tutorial
Thank you John, your compliment is very much appreciated 😀
Have just discovered your channel. The content is excellent with clear commentary on how you are editing your pictures.
thank you very much 😀
Can't wait to go outsite and shoot some architecture to practise what you've taught us. Thanks a lot! Greetings from the brazilian amazon forest :)
It is great to have you on board, greetings in return from the old English countryside near Cambridge 😀
Love the video mate, clear and easy to understand because you're not trying to flabbergast us. One suggestion though: make the adjustment panel larger so we can more easily see the numbers and values involved in the adjstments.
Thanks for the comment and the advice regarding the control panel, going forward I will do as you suggest 😀
Thank you for your clear and detailed explanations of process. I have "learned" a great deal watching your videos. I have been a amateur photographer for 60 years, and I am really thankful for your demonstration of what can be done with images. I started with B&W, setting up my own darkroom then into color and color slides (who didn't like kodachrome?). As time passed, I've spent time scanning in old B&W and color images and then editing in Photoshop. I wish I had the tools we have today to manipulate those images back then. But you are breathing new life into many of these shots. Kudos.
Thank you so much for your kind words and comment. I am the same as you, started with film and processed at home (B&W) moved to digital in the late 1990's and then started to shot RAW and 'adjust' around 2008. Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop has come so far and very quickly, the last 5 years has seen a transformation of the capabilities and consistency we can expect. If you see my latest Video 'Wild West - Generative Fill', you can see the incredible magic that is now possible using the new AI tools, simply stunning :-)
Both the color and black and white versions look beautiful to me. Your ability to visualize where you're going with a photographic and create a desired mood is simply remarkable. Your finished product is so pleasing and captivating to look at. Thanks you, once again, for the education.
thank you Marlin 😀
Cool. Thanks. I could learn a lot especially how to process to convert it later into B&W. Well done. 👏
thank you for the comment it is very much appreciated
Brilliant. Loved the lighting technique on the basilica!!
Thank you, I am glad that you enjoyed the video 😀
Wonderfull - I learn something new every time I view your fantastic vidio. I really look forward for the next one. Thanks for sharing your talent.
thank you for taking the time to comment, it is very much appreciated 😀
Absolutely gorgeous!
great tutorial. I really appreciate being able to download the image without a lot of spam and hassle, I subscribed and liked.
You are very welcome, and it is great to have you on board 😀
Thanks for sharing. Great for additional technique!
thank you for the comment, very much appreciated 😀
Excellent, glad I found you on Yutube.
thank you Len 😀
WoW, why I haven’t seen your channel before! Quite happy to follow you from now on! Just great flow, explanation balance with your awesome accent! Keep it coming! 👏👌
Super happy to have you join my adventure, thank you 😀. out of interest how do you hear my accent, as for me I just sound like me 😀
Excellent video, well done, thanks for sharing your experience with us
You are very Welcome Tom 😀
WOW! Great image, great instructions. Thank you Jamie.
You are very welcome Arnie, thank you for the comment 😀
Großartiges Ergebnis, danke für den sehr hilfreichen Beitrag
you are very welcome
Hi Jamie.
This is another awesome video, my friend.
I learn every time a bit more.
And I like your workflow to create a black&white picture.
Many thank from the Netherlands.
Antoine
you are very welcome, and thank you for the support !
Amazing technique, thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome 😀
Love this image in black and white!!
thanks Liesl 😀 hope you are keeping well !
@@jamiermathlin yes doing great thanks! :-)
nice one going to see again :)
Spectacular edit with a wonderful explanation! I learned many new techniques today.
I am very happy to have been of service 😀
Top Jamie!! 👌👍
😀
Hello Jamie,. Bernie from Ottawa Canada. Great video. Again I learned something new whi h I`ll be able to use. I love your work. I`ve started working on some of my old boring photos and love what I have done to them. Take care.
Hey Bernie, thank you for the comment, it is very nice to hear from you. Revising older photographs is a great thing to do, with new skills you can create magic from something that you thought was never good enough, but you realise it is 😀
Outstanding ❤ nicely demonstrated.
thank you very much 😀
really appreciate your time and effort with these video wonderful great learning on these techniques very informative and helpful
thanks Patrick, we shall have to arrange another shoot at some point !
@@jamiermathlin yes that would be good to meet up again
Awesome work!!!
thank you very much 😀
Fantastic
😀
Very Nice! and impressive!
Thank you very much, Merry Christmas 😀
One of the best editing Videos. Thank you
I am glad you liked it, thank you for the comment 😀
Great work Jamie, really enjoyed this and very informative too
thank you 😀
Superb work !
many thanks 😀
great video
Thanks Eric 😀
Outstanding 👏🏻👏🏻
thank you 😀
Thanks. Beautiful result, and I picked up some good techniques. The AI tools are just amazing!
Thank you, and I am happy to have helped, plus as you say the AI tools are truly stunning, once you understand how they fully work, they give you magical powers 😀
Superb tutorial
thank you Cliff 😀
Awesome! Thank you!
You are very welcome 😀
Excellent
😀
brilliant
Nice
Fantastic videos and beautiful work, thank you. I'm now going through all my old holiday photos I took of boring buildings lol and trying to give them new life. One question though. You don't use photoshop's 'blend if' function to add highlights in this video (maybe you do in others) A specific reason, or just preference? as I think the blend if option works very well.
Thanks for the comment and your kind words, in regard to the 'blend if' function I have not used it, so no real experience, I will have a look. But generally I am very happy with the masking capabilities of lightroom 😀
Question Jamie - dialing in an appropriate 'building color' is a bit tricky. Somewhere between light blue and almost neutral seems to be ideal. I haven't gone through all your videos (yet). Any quick thoughts? Lastly, now I need to take more photos that include street lamps! Great stuff, thanks again.
When you go black and white the colour does not really matter, however what does matter is colour contrast, so always boost the vibrance and saturation :-D
Q: best time of day to shoot when you’re going to convert pic to b/w ?
I generally shoot early mornings to ensure in busy places a lower number of people, also there tends to be a little bit less contrast, so you have the opportunity to add contrast then selectively 😀
Hi Jamie, thanks for the tutorial. Wondering which version of Adobe Lightroom you are using in this video?
I use Adobe CC 12.4 Apple Silicon Version of Lightroom Classic, which is the current latest version, through the Adobe Creative Cloud app 😀
Thank you. 🙂
I really enjoy your videos and have been kind of re- inspired. Unfortunately, although according to Adobe's computer system requirements, my computer exceeds them by a little bit. My computer slows drastically and starts throwing popups that hinder me from doing much of this type of editing. I'm on PC and I'm not in a financial place to make big upgrades to my computer. To say I'm extremely disappointed is an understatement
Let me have the specification of your computer, so I consider where the problem may be.....
@jamiermathlin Windows 10 22h2, Intel i7-7700/ 360GHZ, 64 bit, LR classic 12.4, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, processing preference AUTO
@jamiermathlin Intel core i7-7700 cpu 360 GHZ, 64 bit operating system, windows 10 22h2, lightroom classic 12.4, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, processing preference AUTO
If I duplicate the mask,the settingsof of mask1 are not reset.What could be the reason? Maybe you can help me? Thank you!
If you duplicate the mask, then you get a copy of the mask you are duplicating including the settings 😀 If you want a new mask with all the setting reset, then create a new mask.
@@jamiermathlin Thank you for the prompt reply. I may have missed that in your great video.

Thank you for the prompt reply. I may have missed that in your great video.
In their video they duplicate the mask and change the setting Sorry, but it's not entirely clear to me.@@jamiermathlin
Did you bracketed the shot ?
no a single exposure 😀
I noticed when you brought the image back to Lr after editing in Ps, it was now a TIF file. Does editing a TIF file create any issues when compared to editing the same image in RAW?
great question, generally we start with a RAW or DNG (Digital Negative File), with the RAW being 14-bit or 16-bit depending on your camera and its settings (this refers to the colour depth), when we go over to Photoshop Adobe converts the file into a PNG ( Portable Network Graphic, a type of raster image file, that can handle graphics with transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds) which remains a 16bit file, when we go back to Lightroom you have a choice of TIFF (Tag Image File Format, is a computer file used to store raster graphics and image information) or PNG (can be selected in preferences for Photoshop). The TIFF file also remains a 16bit file and is very compatible with most other image software. So even though we have changed 3 times the file type remains 16bit so allowing the full dynamic range of the data to be used. I hope this helps.
@@jamiermathlin Thank you for the wonderful explanation. Just so I fully understand... assuming the same image with the same adjustments (contrast, brightness, clarity, masks, etc.) are identical between a TIF and RAW file, the TIF edited image will look the same as the original RAW/DNG edited image. I hope I worded that clearly 🙂
genial
gracias
I noticed you never add the what camera or lens ?
I will try to add this information going forward, I was shooting with Sony for the past 7 years, started with A7R2 and then 3 years ago upgraded to A7R4, however 6 weeks ago, I sold everything Sony and went back to Canon, who I was with for more than 25 years before I changed to Sony. I now have a Canon R5, with a 14-35mm F4 L, 24-105mm F4 L and 70-200mm F4 L :-D
Okay I’m going with you now you just don’t appear, at least to me to add or at least that i can see when you’re in Lightroom
How do you find using the Sony a7iv?
Ok and thank you for all information you’re giving out, invaluable
@@simonryan6850 it is an awesome camera, one of the very best currently available. The 61MP sensor is probably the best FF sensor on the market currently (same as the A7R5), therefore you may choose to ask, so why change to a 45MP Canon, the answer is 1. The Sony A7R4 was coming to be 3 years old, so I needed a new camera, as I like them to be under warranty, 2. Top spec Cameras still have 60-70% of their orignal value at 3 years, compared to the current market price (if you look after them). 3. The new Sony A7R5 is no real imporvement over the A7R4 for my type of photography (I do not shoot actions, portraits, birds etc). 4. I prefer the colour science of the Canon Sensors and the R5 is almost as good as the Sony A7R4 for dymanic range and noise. Hope that answer the question that you may asked 😀
brilliant
thank you 😀