09 - Assignment - Selective Color - No Due Date

inTempus · Jan 8, 2009

For whatever reason I've been drawn to selective color shots lately. I think it's fun looking for things that might standout in a fun way if using this particular PP trickery.

Let's see some inspirational selective coloring shots!

Here's one I took today over lunch.

tron · Jan 8, 2009

wow, weird i just took this pic

meh having a block...

it looks like a really ****ty s/c job but thats as close as i could get without the box showing through...

not to mention my focus is off :lol:

chris miss · Jan 8, 2009

I took this shot under a bridge for my first photography class last Spring with my P&S. I like it better in color (posted elsewhere on the forum) but asked my instructor if he would use selective color for the red light (I didn't know how--still don't).

Black_Noise · Jan 10, 2009

A.Maupin · Jan 10, 2009

I love doing this. I was actually trying to do it with a few different photos I took of my cats last night. But couldn't get one to come out as I wanted.. Then I called it a night. I'll have to play around some more with them and come back here & post my photo.

UtahsRebel · Jan 10, 2009

These are a couple I did awhile back and liked the outcome.

Genocide · Jan 11, 2009

inTempus · Jan 11, 2009

Done out of boredom yesterday...

leaving0hio · Jan 11, 2009

Done today...

Genocide · Jan 11, 2009

An old one not from an SLR:

gerp · Jan 11, 2009

Hey guys, new user here. I got my Canon Xti last week and have been obsessing over it since (I'm home on winter break from college, so I have the gift of time). C&C is welcome! Thanks.

Roses on Acid

Bigpopa · Jan 11, 2009

gerp said:
Hey guys, new user here. I got my Canon Xti last week and have been obsessing over it since (I'm home on winter break from college, so I have the gift of time). C&C is welcome! Thanks.

Roses on Acid

This is a BA pic I love this nice work...................someday I will learn to do stuff like this.

artreuo · Jan 11, 2009

How come red is almost always the selective color?

inTempus · Jan 12, 2009

artreuo said:
How come red is almost always the selective color?

Good question, and I don't know. It probably has to do with the contrast. Red stands out more than other colors which might be lost of the B&W.

gerp · Jan 12, 2009

Bigpopa said:
This is a BA pic I love this nice work...................someday I will learn to do stuff like this.

Thank you! It's really not that difficult to do...if you have photoshop and a tablet

artreuo said:
How come red is almost always the selective color?

Red does stick out. The color needs to be bright enough to stand out against the B&W. Orange or bright blues seem to look good. I'm kind of obsessed with these color selection pictures right now, so I'm looking for different ways to do it.