The Official non-auto Image thread

benbsb29 · 12th March 2009, 00:35

Shot in Alleppey. The guy was supplying milk on his boat.

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extreme_torque · 12th March 2009, 01:22

My first attempt with selective coloring in Photoshop

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comments, feedback, brickbats welcome!

iraghava · 12th March 2009, 01:38

Nice shot Riju! The palace looked beautiful that night!

P.S. I see that you're following all the tips I gave you.

redrage · 12th March 2009, 08:41

Aah! Lovely shot of the Mysore place Riju!

deep_bang · 12th March 2009, 10:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

My first attempt with selective coloring in Photoshop

comments, feedback, brickbats welcome!

Nice effect. Did you have to select the colour / non colour area by hand or does PS help in anyway?

extreme_torque · 12th March 2009, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by deep_bang

Nice effect. Did you have to select the colour / non colour area by hand or does PS help in anyway?

You bascially color brush the area on the mask you want colored by hand. I am also wondering if PS can automatically select the area and then apply it on the mask. PS Experts?

Torqueguru · 12th March 2009, 14:25

Well hand is definitely the better option here.
Something similar from my archive.

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Regards,
TG.

rjstyles69 · 12th March 2009, 14:59

Aye nice effects there, selective coloring. How does one accomplish this ? BTW I have CS-3 with me, Mukul any pointers?

Torqueguru · 12th March 2009, 15:16

@Riju

Its pretty simple buddy. I will attempt to describe how I arrived at the previous click.

Step 1. Select the part of the photo that you DON'T want to be black and white. I chose the 2 kids in this photo, which will be the only colored area in the photo. Use what ever selection tool works for you best; I used the Magnetic Lasso tool and then the Selection Brush Mask to clean up the selection.
Feather your selection by 1 pixels so that the selection has a softer edge. (Select> Refine Edge) Now press ctrl+c and then crt+v. Now the kids are copied onto a new layer.
I did the same to the flowers in the background too.

Step 2. Now, with the background layer selected go to Image> Adjustments> Black and White. Here you'll be able to adjust the color channel intensity play around with the adjustments until you have what you want.

Thats it! You got the kids and flowers in color and the background in black and white.

Hope this helps you dude.

Regards,
Mukul.

RajaTaurus · 12th March 2009, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Riju
Thanks man!
Been busy with Mid terms, so couldnt post as much.
@TSEA
Will Pm it to u

Another one from the morning walk clicks.
Attachment 110553
Regards,
TG.

That Sun-lit golden snail is just out of the world picture Guru... Take a bow...

TSEA · 12th March 2009, 19:27

@rjstyles69: That is one of the best Mysore Palace Pics that I have seen till date.

@benbsb29: The shot is excellent. I would have preferred B&W over Sepia, but that is entirely my personal observation and liking.

@extreme_torque: The subject in your picture is nice and the selective coloring is bringing it out even more. Great effect.

@TG: Again, the color is bringing out the subject. Very Nice, Very Pink!

rjstyles69 · 12th March 2009, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

Step 1. Select the part of the photo that you DON'T want to be black and white. I chose the 2 kids in this photo, which will be the only colored area in the photo. Use what ever selection tool works for you best; I used the Magnetic Lasso tool and then the Selection Brush Mask to clean up the selection.

Feather your selection by 1 pixels so that the selection has a softer edge. (Select> Refine Edge)

Went fine till here, then on

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

Now press ctrl+c and then crt+v. Now the kids are copied onto a new layer.

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V dint bring up a new layer buddy. This is where I messed up methinks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

Step 2. Now, with the background layer selected go to Image> Adjustments> Black and White. Here you'll be able to adjust the color channel intensity play around with the adjustments until you have what you want.

This worked , but apparently it was the subjects color that I chose changed to B&W

.

Thanks again.

TSEA I have a few more shots which I will try and post by tonight.

benbsb29 · 12th March 2009, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V dint bring up a new layer buddy. This is where I messed up methinks.

Truly, your selection didnt work out fine, which explains it. Does the selected area show up with the running lines? If yes, then Ctrl C + Ctrl V brings up a new layer with the selected portion as subject.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

This worked , but apparently it was the subjects color that I chose changed to B&W

.

If Ctrl C + Ctrl V didnt work, there is another way to select the remaining area. Assume you have made a selection around the little girls (using Mukul's pic as an example); now to select the remaining area, and deselect the girls, use Ctrl + Shift + I. Now, since this area has been selected, you can desaturate this portion, leaving the girls in color.

Hope that helped. If its still not understood, gimme a call.

TSEA · 12th March 2009, 20:23

This guy posed for the pic and I clicked.

rjstyles69 · 12th March 2009, 21:14

Benny and Mukul it worked

. Thanks again folks , I know I $uck at it , but nevertheless a novice attempt.

Should learn how to smoothen out those edges.

12th March 2009, 01:22	#4862
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	Potrait + a bit of photoshop My first attempt with selective coloring in Photoshop comments, feedback, brickbats welcome!

12th March 2009, 14:25	#4867
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Well hand is definitely the better option here. Something similar from my archive. Regards, TG.

12th March 2009, 20:23	#4874
TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 852 Times	This guy posed for the pic and I clicked. Attached Thumbnails

12th March 2009, 00:35	#4861
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,223 Times View My Garage	Shot in Alleppey. The guy was supplying milk on his boat.

12th March 2009, 01:38	#4863
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Nice shot Riju! The palace looked beautiful that night! P.S. I see that you're following all the tips I gave you.

12th March 2009, 08:41	#4864
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	Aah! Lovely shot of the Mysore place Riju!

12th March 2009, 14:59	#4868
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Aye nice effects there, selective coloring. How does one accomplish this ? BTW I have CS-3 with me, Mukul any pointers?

12th March 2009, 15:16	#4869
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Riju Its pretty simple buddy. I will attempt to describe how I arrived at the previous click. Step 1. Select the part of the photo that you DON'T want to be black and white. I chose the 2 kids in this photo, which will be the only colored area in the photo. Use what ever selection tool works for you best; I used the Magnetic Lasso tool and then the Selection Brush Mask to clean up the selection. Feather your selection by 1 pixels so that the selection has a softer edge. (Select> Refine Edge) Now press ctrl+c and then crt+v. Now the kids are copied onto a new layer. I did the same to the flowers in the background too. Step 2. Now, with the background layer selected go to Image> Adjustments> Black and White. Here you'll be able to adjust the color channel intensity play around with the adjustments until you have what you want. Thats it! You got the kids and flowers in color and the background in black and white. Hope this helps you dude. Regards, Mukul.

12th March 2009, 19:27	#4871
TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 852 Times	@rjstyles69: That is one of the best Mysore Palace Pics that I have seen till date. @benbsb29: The shot is excellent. I would have preferred B&W over Sepia, but that is entirely my personal observation and liking. @extreme_torque: The subject in your picture is nice and the selective coloring is bringing it out even more. Great effect. @TG: Again, the color is bringing out the subject. Very Nice, Very Pink!

12th March 2009, 21:14	#4875
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Benny and Mukul it worked . Thanks again folks , I know I $uck at it , but nevertheless a novice attempt. Should learn how to smoothen out those edges.