I get the impression folks think this is painted b&w. The technique (and I use it fairly often) is to copy a b&w layer over the original color image and then cut or mask to reveal the color element. It's not painting.
Sorry. Almost forgot to respond to this. This is a really simple technique. I made a copy of the image. Processed one for color (a little more brilliant than natural) and one for B&W. I played the B&W over the color and cut holes where the yellow orchids were.
WOW! The few times I played with selective color I used the wand to select the color I wanted to keep inverted the selection then desaturated it leaving the one color in the shot. Works well with one color. Or select subject>invert>desaturate. Thanks for another lesson.
That works, Ma. But it always ends up desaturating the other tones in the color subject a little. Unless it's pure pure pure one color. This way, I could have used mulit-colored flowers and gotten the same result. I also didn't have to worry about other yellow objects in the frame. The cutting can be a bit tedious but the magic selection tools really do half the work.
Hey Tim...I added a Tim Lowe inspired photo today to my posts...which spawned a few additional from that "series".
It's an American Airlines plane...fingers crossed, you'll like it!!
tina stover
commented over 1 year agonow thtis kewl to have all B/w with the yellow standing out...wow ...i dont know how to do that.
Tiffany Whisler
commented over 1 year agoGreat shot! Not sure I would be coordinated to get the color in the right spot.... :P
John Harrison
commented over 1 year agolove the concept
Evangeline Catungal
commented over 1 year agoTranslation: "Yellow orchid, you are so special."
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoI get the impression folks think this is painted b&w. The technique (and I use it fairly often) is to copy a b&w layer over the original color image and then cut or mask to reveal the color element. It's not painting.
Henry Barcikowski
commented over 1 year agolove it
Ray Mathis
commented over 1 year agoHave no idea how you did it, but it works!
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoSorry. Almost forgot to respond to this. This is a really simple technique. I made a copy of the image. Processed one for color (a little more brilliant than natural) and one for B&W. I played the B&W over the color and cut holes where the yellow orchids were.
Done!
Ma Anderson
commented over 1 year agoWOW! The few times I played with selective color I used the wand to select the color I wanted to keep inverted the selection then desaturated it leaving the one color in the shot. Works well with one color. Or select subject>invert>desaturate. Thanks for another lesson.
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoThat works, Ma. But it always ends up desaturating the other tones in the color subject a little. Unless it's pure pure pure one color. This way, I could have used mulit-colored flowers and gotten the same result. I also didn't have to worry about other yellow objects in the frame. The cutting can be a bit tedious but the magic selection tools really do half the work.
L L
commented over 1 year agoTim, I'd love to share with you some almost black and whites that aren't Chicago based...is flickr the right place for that?
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoABSOLUTELY! Flickr is global.
L L
commented over 1 year agoCool!!
L L
commented over 1 year agoHey Tim...I added a Tim Lowe inspired photo today to my posts...which spawned a few additional from that "series". It's an American Airlines plane...fingers crossed, you'll like it!!
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoLOL! I'm inspiring now? I can't take the pressure. I'll go look for it right now. Thanks! :)
L L
commented over 1 year agoYES, I stand by my words..inspiring :) Thanks for checking it out and for motivating me!!
Jen Lambeth
commented over 1 year agoVery Cool!
Marija Mills
commented over 1 year agoVery nice selective coloring Tim!
Tim Lowe
commented over 1 year agoThanks, all/
Brenda Bolton
commented over 1 year agoToo cool Tim!
tom sokol
commented over 1 year agoTim, nice shot, I like the selective color.
James Cole
commented over 1 year agoGREAT shot Tim