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Convert Multiple Images to Black & White in Lightroom Classic

Hey, it’s Erika again! 👋


I’ve invented a new term: Weather Whiplash


That’s how I would describe the weather this month in Tennessee.

One day it’s cloudy, windy and cold with spits of snow in the air. (Nothing that sticks, tho.) Next it’s a nice, sunny day that’s very comfortable. Barely even “sweater weather.”


I put the air conditioner on in the afternoon because it’s too hot inside. But do I need to put the heat on before going to bed since it will be below freezing overnight?


I don’t want to be the one responsible for our pipes freezing in our building. It’s too much pressure!🥶


So how’s the weather with you?


Well, I can’t fix the weather but I can share a super-cool photo editing trick with you that will speed up your editing time for black & white images.


Are you still converting your images to B&W one image at a time? Well, you can convert a bunch at the same time! Let me show you how…


Your Weekly Photo Editing Tip with Erika Swafford

One of my favorite things to do when editing in Lightroom is to apply settings in bulk when I can. Here’s one that you can do the next time you have a bunch of photos you want to change to black & white. You can do it in mere seconds all at once!


Step 1:

In Lightroom Classic, go to your Library Grid. Go over to the Quick Develop in the right-hand panel. (It’s right under the histogram.) Make sure the arrow is pointed down for Quick Develop and for Saved Preset under that.


Step 2:

Next, select all the images you want to change to black and white.


Step 3:

Finally, go to the Treatment pulldown in the Saved Preset section of the Quick Develop. Choose Black & White.


Convert multiple images to black & white in Lightroom Classic


Give Lightroom a few seconds to start applying the change. You'll see the images pop over to black & white. It’s pretty cool!


That was fun, right? Try it the next time you’re in Lightroom. 🙌


Happy editing,

Erika


P.S. My hubby informs me that I did not invent “weather whiplash.” Apparently it has been used in the weather before. Oh, well. It's still crazy weather!🤷🏻‍♀️



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I'm Erika. I'm a private photo editor for wedding photographers and photo editing educator. Think of me as your techy friend who loves figuring out the shortcuts in Lightroom Classic so you don't have to.

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