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Post by Tpgettys on Mar 11, 2017 6:04:30 GMT
Thanks for joining the Creative Effects team fotofrank , and for the great challenge you gave us! There has been some interesting discussion and images recently about black & white photography and the value of removing the distraction that color sometimes causes. That reminded me of a technique that I especially like: keeping only the subject in color and de-emphasizing the rest by rendering it in black & white. Here is one tutorial on changing an image to B&W with a Touch of Color. There are some obvious improvements that can be made, but this one has the advantage of being particularly easy; just 2 steps! Here is my example of this technique: Original | B&W with a Touch of Color
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I can't wait to see how you use it!
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Post by fotofrank on Mar 11, 2017 16:04:47 GMT
Thanks for the comment! Here is my attempt.
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Post by Lillias on Mar 11, 2017 16:06:50 GMT
pic from fontplay.com Great challenge...
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Post by whippet on Mar 11, 2017 20:30:28 GMT
I did this when I was learning Elements 2. Image by me.
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Post by Major Major on Mar 11, 2017 22:46:56 GMT
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Post by kdcintx on Mar 11, 2017 23:00:20 GMT
Major Major - Very clever and colorful application of this challenge. Good job!
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 11, 2017 23:04:36 GMT
Major Major - Very clever and colorful application of this challenge. Good job! I quite agree. That was my reaction when I first saw his entry.
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bobharron
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Post by bobharron on Mar 11, 2017 23:10:18 GMT
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Post by Major Major on Mar 11, 2017 23:28:31 GMT
Thank you both for the kind words.
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Post by Tpgettys on Mar 12, 2017 0:05:40 GMT
We are off to a very good start! Thank you for trying it out and sharing your results. I like how bobharron use of a blur further isolates the subject from its surround but still gives context and texture. The iamge Major Major made reminds me of an Out Of Bounds treatment, but much easier to do and gives a unique effect. Keep 'em coming!
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Post by blackmutt on Mar 12, 2017 3:30:23 GMT
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 12, 2017 3:57:41 GMT
Just a little bit of color!
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Post by Tpgettys on Mar 12, 2017 6:06:37 GMT
Very nice treatments by blackmutt and Sepiana ! They really highlight the choices presented by this technique. Which crayons to color? Eyes only, or beck and facial feathers? What fun!
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Post by Moto on Mar 12, 2017 7:58:32 GMT
A Twisted Theme - In more ways than one. pixabay
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Post by Sydney on Mar 12, 2017 8:57:26 GMT
Crowd strolling through the piazza in Lisbon, Portugal
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