Now that the world of Digital Photography is upon us, many photographers, hobbyists and professionals alike, are utilizing Photoshop for their photo processing. Think of Photoshop as your digital dark room. For the past few years, even when I was still working in film, I have regularly taken advantage of Adobe’s acclaimed photo editing software, Photoshop. It can be expensive, but but it’s well worth the money for serious photographers.

Meanwhile, as great as Photoshop is, converting a color photo to black-and-white properly is more than a simple procedure. Sure, you can simply change the mode of your image to grayscale, but you will miss some of the detailing necessary to make a proper transition. There is a solution, however: Cybia’s Fotomatic Plug-in Filters for Photoshop.

Now, before I go on, I need to explain one caveat. Photoshop Filters are sometimes frowned upon by professionals. The reason is simple: They’re not perfect. Even the best photoshop filters are not a complete solution in and of themselves. You will still want to tweak things a little bit after using one of these filters. Now that I have that off my chest, lets continue. Below, I would like to hilight the benefits of some of these filters and explain why they may be useful to you. [Read more →]