While doing some bw conversions (from color digital to bw) in PS7 last night I accidentally added an adjustment layer of gradient map which made a very lovely bw image (considering I used the black to white gradient fill). Then I started playing and realized that I could very easily adjust the contrast by dragging my black and white points around the scale. This method seems very, very easy but I've never read of it as a means of converting color to bw in any of my many books. Is there a reason this wouldn't be a good option? Is anyone else using this method? Curious minds want to know... Lea Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press www.whinydogpress.com