How to Change a Color Photo to Black and White

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By Presto
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From Color to Vintage B/W in a few easy steps

It's very easy to change a color photo to black and white - a few easy clicks of the mouse in Photo Shop or Photo Shop Elements

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Color Photo

Open your color photo in Photo Shop Elements. This can be most any color photo and in some cases logos and other graphic images will work in this command.
Step 2

Image/Mode/Grayscale command in Photo Shop Elements

Select Image_Mode_Grayscale
Step 3

Select OK in the pop-up dialog box and your image turns to black and white. If you do not like the results, use the Edit/Step backward or undo command.
Step 4

From Color Photo to B/W in Photo SHop Elements

You can "fix" your new black white image using the Enhance pull-down, Adjust Brightness/Contrast. Adjust the sliders to the quality you want, or use the White and Black eye droppers by clicking on the brightest spot in the image and the darkest spot. If you do not like the results cancel the command. Some people really like the vintage look of b/w photos and this is an easy way to accomplish the task.