Timsdd, Thanks a ton for your share! As a fellow photographer, I find 2 & 6 very intriguing too. Especially #6 is a wonderful tool to enhance black and white photography.
yes! I need all the help I can get in that area. I'm used to shooting actual B&W film, not converting it on the computer. I still have a lot to learn in that regard!!
Photoshop by far, its probably one of the best programs to ever be created imo. Once you can get the hang of it everything else feels like its for kids.