Black and white soft matte: faded blacks and gentle tones
A quiet monochrome: blacks faded to a soft charcoal, whites eased off, warm tones lifted so skin glows, and a fine grain.
True to cameraBlack & white soft matte
Drag to compare. Left of the line is True to camera, the plainest look; right of it is Black & white soft matte at full strength, rendered from the same file.
| What it does | Faded charcoal blacks, soft whites, glowing skin, fine grain |
|---|---|
| Good for | Getting ready, newborn, tender family moments |
When we'd reach for it
Getting ready, newborn and maternity sessions, foggy mornings, tender family frames.
When we wouldn't
Graphic frames that need punch. For those, Black & white high contrast does the job.
The recipe
These are the settings stored in the look, drawn rather than listed. They sit on top of your camera's own colour and the exposure and white balance CullTone sets for each photo, so the same look lands a little differently on every frame.
Every look has a strength from 0 to 1.5. At 0 you get the plain camera-matched edit, at 1 the look as drawn here, and above 1 more of everything it does. More on reading curves in tone curves for photographers.
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Try Black & white soft matte on your own photos
Start a trial, create a project and pick this look. The studio shows it on your frames, at any strength, before anything renders.