How do make an object in full color while rest is B&W

[ecub]

I've seen some B&W photos where a particular object is in full color. I can sort of do it in Picasa, but it's not the select object, just an area. So allot of the color spills over.


I have CS4, Lightroom, as well as Picassa. I haven't installed DPP yet or any other Canon apps from the CD.

[MGiddings Photography]

You need to create a new layer in CS3 and then covert that layer to black and white. Create a mask and then paint the area in where you want the colour to be. Lots of videos out there just do a search in Google.

[IShootThings]

if you google selective coloring and the software program you want to use, it'll come up with videos and websites with good easy tutorials. the easiest way for me is to use lightroom's adjustment brush with the saturation turned all the way down and auto masking turned on, then enlarge the brush size to pretty big and paint over everything that you want black and white. it's probalby doesn't achieve the best black and white contrast but it is the easiest way.

[ecub]

Thanks :)

[tonylong]

You can do it in Lightroom using desaturation and then a local saturation brush, but you do get more controls with Photoshop.

[obkcaptain]

Simplest way:
CS3/4 or 5: Desaturate color (Shift + Ctrl + U; in Windows) then use History brush for the specific object. The history brush gives you the color "as it was"...
Sorry for my (bad) english

[René Damkot]

CS4: Create a new layer, fill it with black, set blend mode to "color". Add layer mask and brush on it with black to "paint in" the color.

[Brett]

Friends don't let friends use selective color.

Seriously though, it's widely over-used. I'd only do it if someone specifically requested it, and even then I'd try to talk them out of it.

[IShootThings]

it's a cool effect on occasion. i haven't found that any of my photos have worked well if i tried using it though.

[poloman]

Here is a variation that you may find interesting. Use the black layer method and reduce opacity to desaturate instead of go black and white. Then do your selective color....