Tonight's Obit B/W Run — AI Prompts for Adobe Photoshop

The moments that lead here

If one of these is your afternoon, you are in the right place.

The editor asked for a black-and-white run for an obit package and it's due tonight

1 ready prompt

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

I shot a raw frame that the editor says must feel somber and crisp in black-and-white for the…

I shot a raw frame that the editor says must feel somber and crisp in black-and-white for the obituary spread. I'm new to grading for print and worried my first pass will wash the skin or lose shadow detail. Tell me the first three adjustments to make in the conversion—contrast, tone curve, grain—and one diagnostic check so I know the mood reads correctly on newsprint before I hand it to design.

Who does this, and with what

The same task is different work inside a different job.

PhotojournalistAdobe Photoshop

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