[HELP] Photoshop Black & White

[Erickk]

I am photoshop newbie. I hv a problem.
Everytime i wan to change the black background picture to other effect, eg: filter-->render-->different cloud
The colour run away.
It suppose to be black and white but end it been brown grey.



Can anyone help me out

[Serix]

Make sure that you're foreground color is black and the background is white, press G to reset them, also the background picture has nothing to do with the cloud filter effects, but that screenie looks about right although the clouds are a bit light colored, if all else fails make white the foreground by pressing X