Introduction

I have been experimenting with producing a more film-like silver toning for my black and white photos. Here are some close-up shots that have been edited in a manner to do this (settings at the end). I have included a screenshot of the toning settings from Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 below the photos in case you want to have a go yourself (let me know if you do).

I have included the colour versions after the black and white.

Personally I think photos 1 and 2 look best in black and white and the rest (3, 4 & 5) are better in colour. I think this is due to the different lighting in the shots - more moody lighting with more prominent shadows tends to favour monochrome.

As always let me know what you think.

The Photos

Black and White

Colour

Silver Tone in Silver Efex Pro 2

I basically used the split tone preset number 2 and reduced the strength. Note the mild vignette was not used on all the photos.

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Technical Information:

Nikon D800 Camera.
Sigma 85mm/1.8 lens, natural window light with a front reflector.
Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC for processing.
The model is Rachelle Summers.

Some of my Previous Posts and Tutorials:

Rachelle Close Up Portraits and Silver Toning Experiments