![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotonebeginning.jpg)
Although I love the bright colors nature provides, I also enjoy black and white photography and take advantage of software like PhotoShop to give a black and white image a little umph with its duotone function. Creating a specific tone can change the feeling of a photo. Here is a quick example of creating a duotone or tritone image within PS.
![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotone1.jpg)
First you need to change your image to grayscale. Select IMAGE from the tool bar and choose >MODE>GRAYSCALE. To view the instructions click on the images to enlarge them.
![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotone2.jpg)
After changing your image to grayscale you are ready to either choose DUOTONE or TRITONE. Select IMAGE on the tool bar, choose MODE>DUOTONE.
![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotone3.jpg)
From the pop up menu choose with type of tone you would like. I prefer tritone.
![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotone4.jpg)
Next choose the colors and select ok.
![](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Arquen_Mahtala/duotone/duotonefinal.jpg)
The end result.
Some other photos of Fuji Mums using the same technique.
![](http://static.flickr.com/75/156037000_44ea9f32f6.jpg?v=0)
![](http://static.flickr.com/74/156036999_f36a3f8991.jpg?v=0)
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Those are beautiful. I'm going to have to try that. When we got back from a Paris vacation - we turned many of our pics into black and white - they looked wonderful that way. But I never thought about duotone or tritone. Thanks for the tips.
Very cool. Thanks for posting the tutorial!