[header] How to print pictures in black and white [title] Understand why you'd want to convert first. [step] While you can open any picture and quickly print it in black and white, you may want to use image editing software to convert it first. This will result in much better detail and shading, and will lead to more artistic photos. 
It may take a while to convert your first image, but once you get used to the process it will go much quicker. [substeps] If you don't want to convert the image and just want to print it in black and white, click here.