First real attempt at the 'B&W with Color Object' thing...

Used a black and white layer and just erased around the yellow building....although I'm sure there is an easier way to do that type of processing.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/jcreed6484/4978​415447/

Well, you did make a selective color photo, and I guess that it isolates the subject, but the photo as a whole doesn't do much for me.

Yea, I'll admit that it's a pretty boring photo. I was just trying to see of I could get selective color to look right.

Mr. Blue wrote in post #10904277
I was just trying to see of I could get selective color to look right.

There are those who allege that selective color seldom looks right.

It depends on your definition of "right".

The old saying around here "friends dont let friends do selective color". Its a neat trick, we all do it once or twice, but the novelty wears off.

joedlh wrote in post #10906643
There are those who allege that selective color seldom looks right.

It depends on your definition of "right".

Ok, then let me rephrase that. I wanted to see if I could do it...

Mr. Blue wrote in post #10906704
Ok, then let me rephrase that. I wanted to see if I could do it...

And you did

gonzogolf wrote in post #10906657
The old saying around here "friends dont let friends do selective color". Its a neat trick, we all do it once or twice, but the novelty wears off.

lol, ok. Duly Noted. This is the only one I have attempted, and will probably be my last.

Mr. Blue wrote in post #10906717
lol, ok. Duly Noted. This is the only one I have attempted, and will probably be my last.

Its not that they are evil or anything. But overuse of them is symptomatic of a new user trying to find creativity in photoshop gimmicks rather than sound photo techniques like compostion, exposure, etc...

gonzogolf wrote in post #10906747
Its not that they are evil or anything. But overuse of them is symptomatic of a new user trying to find creativity in photoshop gimmicks rather than sound photo techniques like compostion, exposure, etc...

Yea, I understand what you are saying. Other than creating HDR photos, I try to stay away from Photoshop. I try to just stick with the minor tweaks in Lightroom.

Mr. Blue wrote in post #10906781
Yea, I understand what you are saying. Other than creating HDR photos, I try to stay away from Photoshop. I try to just stick with the minor tweaks in Lightroom.

I didnt mean to imply to avoid photoshop, hell I hardly take a photo that doesnt benefit in some fashion from tweaking in photoshop. Only that there is a fine line between improving a photo in photoshop and creating a new and alien image.

Photoshop is great for touching up photos, if you want to avoid it to make sure all your images are "natural" then go for it, but don't eschew it because of of peer pressure. It's an awesome tool.

Anyways, selective color is hard to pull off without it being gimmicky. I've had only one shot that I've been happy with that is a true selective color.

gonzogolf wrote in post #10906833
Only that there is a fine line between improving a photo in photoshop and creating a new and alien image.

Right. What I'm saying is that I usually just tweak saturation, exposure, tint, etc in Lightroom instead of making drastic changes in Photoshop.

lonelyjew wrote in post #10906914
Photoshop is great for touching up photos, if you want to avoid it to make sure all your images are "natural" then go for it, but don't eschew it because of of peer pressure. It's an awesome tool.

Anyways, selective color is hard to pull off without it being gimmicky. I've had only one shot that I've been happy with that is a true selective color.

Selective color where you don't completely desaturate is easier to pull off imo.

I'll have to check out your photo when I get home (Photobucket is blocked at work :mad.

But, yea I don't really care about "natural" photos; I do touch up most, if not all, of my photos in Lightroom, but try to stay away from major changes of the shot.