How do i get this effect?

hey guys. i need to know how to get this black and white effect onto a picture/render.


see how the ligther parts are white and the darker bit black. i need that.

how could i get it onto a pic like this?? (prefrablely on the rendered imagte beacause thats what i need to know how to do it on)

rendered version incase you need a rander.

 

first way, you could go to image>desaturate, then go to the layers palette, click the black/circle, and do brightness/contrast, and turn up contrast all the way. if it is too black or too white, adjust brightness.

also, there are filters called stamp (i think) and photocopy. i think stamp would be better.

sorry but im not 100% sure on the names of everything

hope i was specific enough

edit: you don't have to rep me it took no time to post this

 

ok thanks guys. i've worked it out now. thanks for all your help

 

i was too late editing

but thanks for the +rep even though i feel you were more generous than i

 

Simple, add a black and white gradient map, which shall be near the blending options, color balance, etc...

 

To get that effect, all you gotta do is make a big white document, then make a selection with the rectangle tool, fill it with white, then add a drop shadow to the smaller selection.

 

If you have illy, put it on Illy and go to object>live trace.

Then select black and white, and adjust the threshold if you want

if you want, ill do it for you :].

 

A black and White gradient map should do the trick. Hope that helps.

 

ctrl+shift+U to desaturate
ctrl+L
then mess around with the levels.

Then throw a Layer Style > Drop Shadow

Like this?