Just started B&W and I wonder if I am on the right track
I'd recommend doing a levels adjustment (something I always do with B&W conversions) and set a real white point … pick one of those areas on the wall, bottom right of the shutter, that looks whitest in the color image. See how that looks. Often, simply setting a real black and a real white gets you a better range of gray tones. If needed, you can adjust the black point and also the mid gray tones.
Sherri-Harris wrote: In Photoshop CC I go to Layers-New Adjustment Layer-Black and White. I have been playing with several of the things mentioned earlier and I can get the shutters and the brick to get really good contrast and texture but I am having a very difficult time with the white and adjusting the gray areas and forget about getting rid of the stupid stick. I might just go back get the shot again without it hahahaha!
Time for masking.
Add the B&W adjustment layer, and a levels adjustment layer. Then start with the levels and get white and black set. Once you have a range of tones, start messing with the B&W adjustments.
You may need to mask out some areas and adjustment separately (e.g. the shutters only) to get what you really want.
The stick can probably be handled quite simply with a healing brush. Another new skill to learn
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