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As you will see from this marvellous set of photographs selective color processing has a number of applications from landscape photography to portraits in fact these more often than not are the beneficiaries of this technique. All images on the site are for sale. Transparent Butterfly by thefost. Selective colour photography or color in American is a process of photo manipulation in which a photographer will convert a photograph from colour to black white yet leaving an accent or partial colour in a defined area of the image.

Impressive Say you have black white snap and want to spruce it with new colors.

Black and white photography can give very powerful meaning to a photo but sometimes a bit of color makes it truly outstanding. The main aim of this technique is to emphasize a particular part of a photo and to draw more attention to it. Or thinking that turning a color photo that is a turd into BW will make it. Watch the following video of some of my selective colour photographs.

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ColorStrokes also lets you apply new colors to the image. Beautiful

I print on Canvas Watercolor Paper and standard Luster paper. The process of creating a selective color is quite simple. Selective color bonnets by Mike DAngelo. Selective colour Manchester City Centre by settme3.

I have 2 large format printers that can print up to 44x 108inches. Whether youre a landscape photographer a portrait photographer or someone shooting on the city streets its important to keep the idea in the back of your head that selective color shouldnt be forced. Michael Hill Photography this site is best viewed on a Laptop or desktop. First we need to make sure we know what to look for when were out photographing our subjects because selective color photography is not something suited for every situation.

Experiment with sepia and color by Lisas namesakaSantacrewsgirl. Or you can click on the Create new fill or adjustment layer icon under the layers panel and choose Selective Color. To do that simply lower the opacity of the adjustment layer. The Marley puppy photo below is almost perfect for a selective color image.

Selective Coloring is a tool used in Photoshop that allows you to cross blend your individual color channels using sliders within Photoshop. By using the selective color black and white technique the focus is on The Scoop. To add a Selective Color adjustment go to the drop-down menus at the top and select Layer New Adjustment Layer Selective Color. Selective color is high up on the list of most hated photo editing techniques.

Selective color is a post-processing technique which can be done in Photoshop. Selective color is a post-processing technique where most of a photo is converted to black and white but some parts are left in color. This gives you a black and white image. Select Your Main Subject.

Whether its the black and white photograph with the brightly colored dress and burning eyes or the single color-drenched flower youre just not supposed to do it. Many can be printed in any size your decor requires. In my case since the eggs have smooth curved edges Ill use the Pen Tool but of course your photo will be different and a different selection tool may. It is also qidely used in macrophotography to detail the detail as it were.

You can very easily remove specific colors in Adobe Lightroom. Step 1 Go to the Develop Module. Its an essential tool for subtle color corrections as it affects only one tone at a time. Wonderful Photos Using The Selective Color Technique.

For more information on layer masks see How to use. Find the photo you want to work with. Here are 50 examples of outstanding selective color photography. Selective Colors by Fr Antunes.

Well for one it is over used and most of the time when I have seen it it is a case of trying to make a silk purse from a sows ear. Marley Puppy by elparson. This is typically done through image editing program like Photoshop and using layers and masks. Create a huesaturation adjustment layer and reduce the saturation to zero.

Then there are the over exposed photos that become hi-key photos. Selective color adjustments are also used to create dramatic stylistic changes and unique artistic pictures. Using the selection tool of your choice Lasso Tool Quick Selection Tool Pen Tool etc draw a selection outline around the main subject of your photo. Selective coloring is an editing technique that allows you to adjust individual tones.

Unfortunately this detracts from the final image as when only the puppy is in color he doesnt seem quite whole. Much like bad bit mapped HDR photos which are to over done. This final step is optional but since weve created our selective color effect using nothing more than a single Black White adjustment layer we can easily restore a hint of the photos original color. How to remove individual colors.

Open the file you want to work on in Lightroom. Please call me and we can discuss your needs. However the puppys paws because they are on the grass are partially hidden by the grass which is in black and white. The original photograph had an orange sky which did not work well with the blue light of The Scoop.

Now use the layer mask of the huesaturation layer to mask out the effect where you want the photo to be colored. Bring Back Some Of The Original Color. Posted by Radwa on September 14 2010 in Inspiration 6 Comments. Click on Brush at the top of the panel beside Mask and then Erase at the foot of the panel beside Brush.

Selective Color Photography is a post-processing technique where most of the colors in a photo are converted to shades of grey leaving some objects in color. This allows you to add blue hues to your shadows gold. A color can be selectively be enhanced even changed without affecting other primary colors. Create a radial or graduated filter and set Saturation to zero.

This is usually achieved by using layers and masks in photo editing software. 698 Alien by Voyageur Solitaire-mladjenovic_n.