Creating Impact with B&W Processing

I've been playing with the luminosity masking techniques from this class, and they've completely changed how I approach contrast in my black and white landscapes. The step-by-step breakdown of tonal adjustments made it click for me after struggling with other tutorials.

The section on dodging and burning to shape tones in black and white completely changed how I edit my flower shots. I went back through old files and finally got the contrast I'd been chasing. Worth every minute.

I've taken a few editing classes before but none broke down tonal contrast this clearly. The section on dodging and burning to shape light in black and white actually stuck with me, and I used it on my own shots the same week. Finally feel like I know what I'm doing in monochrome.