Full Color or selective color?

silvrr · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

Cant decide which I like bettter.

lingham · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

colour for me...i dont like the black and white

jrh312 · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

color for me too... you lost a lot of detail in the face in the b/w one

JDubya · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

I agree, color. The BG in the B&W is a little dark and some of the detail in the fur is lost.

ilovemycamera · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

one vote for the black and white

R_Metzel · 12th of February 2007 (Mon)

Color for me. I have a black cat with the same eye color, most B&W conversion of him don't look to good. Cute cat by the way.

Ianfp · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

They both look very dark on my monitor, but I think I prefer the colour version! Like the cat too!
Ian

Cerbera · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

Colour for me also

. Nice cat, whats he/she called?

Beau Hudspeth · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

I like the B&W but think in the conversion there was a pretty steep loss of brightness. If you can change the way you went to B&W you may end up with lighter results.

Nice shot.

Bozric · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

I agree with Beau - if you could keep some of the detail of the background in your conversion it would help the cat stand out more... otherwise I voting for the B/W

Beau Hudspeth · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

I got good results with a CHANEL MIXER layer set to

Output Chanel - Gray
Red: 100%
Green: +24%
Blue: -6%

After that, paint over he eyes with black, add a HUE/SATURATION layer and bump up the yellow saturation to +41 and the lightness to +35.

TSEE · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

Color, the cat disappears into the background with the selective coloring.

silvrr · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerbera

Colour for me also

. Nice cat, whats he/she called?

Its not my cat its my roommates. and its name is CAT.

silvrr · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

I liked the full color too. I need to learn how to convert to black and white better. I think photoshop would help also.

MP0WER · 13th of February 2007 (Tue)

I took a quick stab at a conversion with selective color.

12th of February 2007 (Mon)	#2
lingham Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leamington Spa Posts: 425 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? colour for me...i dont like the black and white

12th of February 2007 (Mon)	#3
jrh312 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 93 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? color for me too... you lost a lot of detail in the face in the b/w one __________________ - Jeff - Reptile Photos

12th of February 2007 (Mon)	#4
JDubya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Galt's Gulch Posts: 1,020	Re: Full Color or selective color? I agree, color. The BG in the B&W is a little dark and some of the detail in the fur is lost. __________________ flickr My DIY Photography Projects Do you need custom-made camera gear? (bags, dividers, inserts, shoulder pads, straps, tactical gear, etc) Click here!

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12th of February 2007 (Mon)	#6
R_Metzel fish stick man! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI Posts: 1,455 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? Color for me. I have a black cat with the same eye color, most B&W conversion of him don't look to good. Cute cat by the way. __________________ -Rob- www.blacktiefoto.com gear

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#7
Ianfp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,717	Re: Full Color or selective color? They both look very dark on my monitor, but I think I prefer the colour version! Like the cat too! Ian __________________ Ian 5D2 EF17-40 f/4.0 L, EF135 f/2.0L EF200 f/2.8L EF24-105L, EF100 f/2.8L Macro Hasselblad 500C/M, Planar 80mm f/2.8

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#8
Cerbera Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 256 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? Colour for me also . Nice cat, whats he/she called? __________________ Canon EOS 450D DSLR, Battery Grip BG-E5,canon EFS 18-55mm IS Kit lense, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 70-300mm. Cokin P Series Holder: CP/UV/4 star/ND Kit Speedlite 430Ex II,Lowepro 200AW bag

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#9
Beau Hudspeth -Cool Title- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the "Highway to 'L' " with a cardboard sign reading - "Will photoshop for food" - Beaverton, Or. Posts: 2,663	Re: Full Color or selective color? I like the B&W but think in the conversion there was a pretty steep loss of brightness. If you can change the way you went to B&W you may end up with lighter results. Nice shot. __________________ ____________________________________________ • My FAVORITE Image • Gear List • • Photoshop Action Set • My Flickr • __________________________________________

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#10
Bozric Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 211 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? I agree with Beau - if you could keep some of the detail of the background in your conversion it would help the cat stand out more... otherwise I voting for the B/W __________________ flickr gallery gear list

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#12
TSEE Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Middle of Nowhere, USA. Posts: 4,961 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? Color, the cat disappears into the background with the selective coloring. __________________ -Sue (TSEE) My gear list finally got too long to list under my sig. "All of us have photographic memory, some of us just don't have film." "I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything."

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#14
silvrr Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 2,486 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? I liked the full color too. I need to learn how to convert to black and white better. I think photoshop would help also. __________________ l 60D l 24-105 F4L IS l 100L Macro l 430EX l 430EX II l Sigma 50mm 1.4 l Kenko Extension Tubes l Flickr Feedback

13th of February 2007 (Tue)	#15
MP0WER Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 533 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Full Color or selective color? I took a quick stab at a conversion with selective color. __________________ -Joe --- See some of my pics Here --- Here's the Gear

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