Thoughts on "Color Splash"?

tHarpKS · Jan 3, 2012

What do you think of "Color Splash"? Useful? Or just dumb?

Here's an example of what I am talking about if "Color Splash" isn't what it's called.

Thanks!

Thomas

Excuse the excessive amount of alcohol.... it just so happens these are the only two I have for immediate use with "color splash" effect. :angel:

Robin Usagani · Jan 3, 2012

It is dumb I think.

etnad0 · Jan 3, 2012

It depends on what you are going for. If your aim is to draw attention to the liquid, mission accomplished. I'm not a pro by any means, but I think it's a good use of it. I think its called "selective color" but I'm not 100% sure.

412 Burgh · Jan 3, 2012

Many people here will agree with Selective coloring is dumb, and very rarely used.. It should only be used on 1/1000 photos in my thoughts. I just think it's overplayed

analog.universe · Jan 3, 2012

It's called selective coloring, and everyone here seems to hate it for some reason. I think it's useful sometimes, but it's gotten a little played out? To me it seems to work best in like product photography, and advertising. I rented this hilarious little Ford Fiesta in lime green once, and the users manual had a photo of the car in selective color on some city street. In that situation it worked really well I thought, on the cover a user's manual.

I like the first photo you posted, if it was going to be used along with some description or recipe for those drinks.

jowensphoto · Jan 3, 2012

Not a fan of selective coloring, mainly because it's always done horribly.

That being said, I think you're on the right track. You've put the subjects in color, not some arbitrary piece of furniture in the back ground.

THAT being said (lol), I don't think it's enough to save either photo. These are more-so photoshopped snapshots.

Keep working; for a first try, I'd say you did better than most do.

MLeeK · Jan 3, 2012

I don't hate it. Well, I do when it's done poorly. It has to make the subject stand out, not the shirt or something other than the subject. These are decent uses, not the greatest photos to begin with... THe color is accentuating the subject of the image. The beer one could use the can in color too. That one is kinda weak.
Most people will color the shirt or a flower bush or something that is not the subject of the photo. The color just makes that item the subject instead.

jowensphoto · Jan 3, 2012

MLeeK said:
I don't hate it. Well, I do when it's done poorly. It has to make the subject stand out, not the shirt or something other than the subject. These are decent uses, not the greatest photos to begin with... THe color is accentuating the subject of the image. The beer one could use the can in color too. That one is kinda weak.
Most people will color the shirt or a flower bush or something that is not the subject of the photo. The color just makes that item the subject instead.

If you couldn't understand what I meant, just read the above post; exactly what I was trying to say

KmH · Jan 3, 2012

Yep. The beer can should be in color too, and the beer in the glass should have a head.

The final touch would be to put a white card behind the glass of beer so the dark table doesn't show through making the beer look more like old urine than fresh beer.

MLeeK · Jan 3, 2012

KmH said:
Yep. The beer can should be in color too, and the beer in the glass should have a head.

OH YES! Kinda looks like... recycled beer.

Derrel · Jan 3, 2012

When I see selective color I think of "Adobe Elements" and 1997. Selective color was one of the very first "creative effects" in the early days of digital image manipulation, and it was played out over a decade ago. That's what I think of...the very early, early days of digital image manipulation...

Dominantly · Jan 3, 2012

The above shots don't quite work for me because there is just too much going on around the selective coloring.

I gave it a shot (trying advertisement), and was happy with the results. Most of the time it's done in by newer photographers who are stretching their new PS legs.http://dominantly.smugmug.com/Projects/Project-365/Project-365-Day-20/769769181_ysNho-M.jpg

MLeeK · Jan 3, 2012

Dominantly said:
The above shots don't quite work for me because there is just too much going in around the selective coloring.I gave it a shot (trying advertisement), and was happy with the results.Most of the time it's done in by newer photographers who are stretching their new PS legs.http://dominantly.smugmug.com/Projects/Project-365/Project-365-Day-20/769769181_ysNho-M.jpg

That's a NICE one!!! Very well used there.

PerfectlyFlawed · Jan 3, 2012

Over saturated.

Majeed Badizadegan · Jan 3, 2012

KmH said:
Yep. The beer can should be in color too, and the beer in the glass should have a head.

The final touch would be to put a white card behind the glass of beer so the dark table doesn't show through makeing the beer look more like old urine than fresh beer.

Keen observation!