How important is Value when making an image? I hope after viewing these examples you'd agree that a well planned value structure is very important.

While working on my Perspective & Composition Part 2 tutorial, [link] , I had to convert a number of my images to grayscale in order to talk about some aspects such as value and contrast. [I ended up not using all of them, but they were converted none the less.]

I hadn't looked at some of my work in grayscale before and I really grew attached to how different some of the images looked when compared to their color counterparts. [Especially the third image -- I actually much prefer the grayscale version of this image compared to the color one.]

I think some of you may find this interesting, especially since a large part of the Perspective & Compostion tutorial is about Value and Contrast. This is almost like a supplemental example of how it works.

I think even while working on a picture, do this every once in a while. Look at your images in grayscale -- use either a "Black & White" adjustment layer for this, or use a "Desaturate" adjustment layer. It can help you realize what you're doing with your color once the saturation is converted into value. A color that you think is bright and loud may be darker than you think.

All of the original color versions of these can be found here: [link]