Contrast control

The key to crafting great black-andwhite conversions often boils down to one element: contrast. If you think about it, when you strip away colour, all that’s left is contrast: the way the brightness of one set of pixels makes them stand out from another. Of course, contrast control begins when you take the shot, so if you know you will want to convert to mono later, it helps to seek out subjects that contrast with their surroundings. When you bring your shots into Affinity Photo, you can enhance the contrast – with Curves and with Dodge and Burn – to make bold black-and-white images.