Selective Coloring Time To Share - A Throw Back image
I had the honor of doing a collaboration with Jo O’Brien
Please also check out her portfolio it is amazing!!
I have also had lots of questions how I do this.
She had an image that we worked on together and I did some post processing using selective coloring. Its a technique that I would suggest everyone try or learn.
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if you have not yet seen it.
There are several ways to achieve this.
I use photoshop elements and find it the easiest to use for doing this.
- Trace the images that I want to leave color using the lasso tool (Can take a long
time but its worth it)
- After you have traced everything you want to leave color goto select and click inverse.
- By clicking inverse you are now on the outside of the images that you traced.
- Click on enhance and adjust color then adjust hue/saturation.
- Turn the saturation all the way off to achieve the black and white.
- Then you can go to enhance and click on adjust lighting then goto shadows and
highlights to adjust your black and with levels.
- Click on select then click deselect and you image should be finished.
From there you can go in and play with the saturations to bring out more color or whatever you want to do.
Its a technique that you would be surprised can save any image you take if you are creative.
So if you like go check out the Image and leave a comment of what you think.
I am here if anyone has any questions I would be happy to help anyone out if I can.
kathy s gillen...
awesome work with all of you.. bengals still rule… lmao
Jeff Burns replied
LOL that totally never gets old. I can’t wait till they play the Bengals….......Kathy me and you are gonna rumble. LOL
kathy s gillen...
lol, rumble in the jungle… or do I need to come to the Dawg pound. lol Glad we can joke about it
Jeff Burns replied
LOL anytime anywhere. LOL….......But I think you might have the upper hand….........We cannot win. But I like the feud…..........Lets Rock
cherylc1
Thanks for the lesson and the pic is awesome!!
kathy s gillen...
well it seems that the jungle can not either, next time I come home and have more time I will let you know and maybe we can meet up to go shooting.
Lois Romer
Jeff, this is very useful. i always do my selective colouring by cerating another layer, turning that layer black and white. then usng the lasso tool trace around what i want to be colour and then use the erasure tool to erase the black and white to reveal the colour. then combining those 2 layers.
frogster
Great work Jeff, They said on the news last nite the biggest rivals for the Bengals are the Steelers, and we play them Sunday.
Jeff Burns replied
You and Kathy are gonna kill me aren’t you. Thats it…........Browns are gonna sweep the Bengals…....... LOL
rodeorose
The result is so hot Jeff I love it. I am most appreciative to read your notes about the process, my favorite bit being where you reassure the rest of us with ” (Can take a long
time but its worth it)”...Because sometimes as I practice new skills, it does seem to take an awfully long time, and I find myself wondering whether I took the wrong turn down the long road. Many thanks for this description!!
Jeff Burns replied
Thank you very much I appreciate the compliment and yes it does take patients….....but the only way to learn is to try it and post it. This particular one is one of my favorites for sure. Jo does amazing photography and when she asked me to help It was the greatest!!
sanbie
Wow..you have made this image really pop!! and Thank You so much for your tutorial on how you achieved it!!
Kim McClain
Cincinnati vs Cleveland rival going on here? LOL Nice collaborative work! Thanks for the lessons, still using PSP, can’t afford PS, I might be able to translate LOL
Al Bourassa
Love the caddy and that hot 50’s chick!
Sue Martin
Hey Jeff… I have always wanted to try this… you have made it sound so simple… thank you xx
Rob Toombs
Fantastic information Jeff and an awesome contribution to THE PHOTOGRAPHERS VAULT… ;)
kimangeline
wonderful!!! thank you Jeff!!! this is something I have also wanted to try…great info!!
Rob Toombs