selective color

does this image work with a bit of color or is selective a cheesy effect

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …100085318@N08/9​684904692/

Total cheese. Its one of those things that appeals to you staring out, but there are so few instances where it actually works.

99.99% are cheesy effects.

It's the rare image that it really helps. Yours is not one of those rare images.

Titus213 wrote in post #16273290
99.99% are cheesy effects.

It's the rare image that it really helps. Yours is not one of those rare images.

I have to agree with Titus. There are very rare times when I personally like a selective color photo.

Titus213 wrote in post #16273290
99.99% are cheesy effects.

It's the rare image that it really helps. Yours is not one of those rare images.

I'll add the other .01% to make it 100% cheesy. I think the bw conversion would probably look nice for this one with some work. But as for the selective color, no. Not at all.

Cheese, with a side of wine..

Sorry

One of the major issues with this is there is no consistency to how you applied the color. Only part of the water and part of the grass got the treatment. What is the visual plan here> I agree with Larry that a complete b/w conversion may serve it better.

Sorry, doesn't work at all. I'm one of the few that appreciates selective color, by the way.

ya i was just fooling with the effects built into the google browser,it wont let u put the selctive color where u really want as its a circle thats the tool they give u,i wish u could paint it on with a brush u choose the size of,theres tooons of cheesy effects on the google photo,i just tried the hdr and i kinda liked it and for free it was even better haha

Selective color processing is very easy to do with most of the photo software. As long as the program has layers, an eraser or layer masks. That way you can be very precise as to what gets colored. You could use Photoshop Elements or Paint Shop Pro to name a couple. Good luck!

It rarely works for me.

As soon as I read "selective color" I shivered.
I have only seen a few images where it works and doesn't look tacky. This just looks odd. Doesn't really work.
As said, get a photo editing program and mess around with layers. Then you can accurately apply selective coloring.

Had a look through your flickr, some good stuff. buuuut.. Keep an eye on your horizons! try and keep things straight horizontally!

If you're itching to edit that image, try cropping it to (maybe) improve the composition a bit, and then straightening it.

And -- after you've done all that -- only THEN maybe, possibly consider something like selective color. Consider. But don't actually do it. Please.

I think selective color works great for super stylized dramatic, tragic, murderous, bloody, terror types of shots, but other than that it's not really emphasizing anything much. I think selective color could be useful in something like a photo of something dead and bloody, where the blood is emphasized, like a father and son gutting a deer or something, but even then, I would not completely desaturate any part of the frame..maybe very dull color but not B&W. Using color gradients to B&W is kind of like taking away the Art aspect of photography and blatantly telling the viewer to "LOOK HERE!" It only works in a few subjects I think. Otherwise it's like the sun bleached the color out of the paper of a decent photo.

WhenIWake wrote in post #16274048
As soon as I read "selective color" I shivered.

Had a look through your flickr, some good stuff. buuuut.. Keep an eye on your horizons! try and keep things straight horizontally!

thanx for having a peek,i appriciate the tips for sure,do u ever use the level built in the camera or is that only for special types of shots again thanx for having a peek