Help with photo needed

<p>Hello<br>

I have a person requesting for an image I took at his wedding, to show just the rings in colour with the rest of the image in black and white. This is something I never do and can hardly say no to him (customer is always right!). Is there anybody out there who could do this for me if i was to send them the full size image? It looks pretty easy im sure..but not for me!</p><div></div>

<p>Will you be using the entire image, as shown? I ask, because those will be very small bits of color, considering the composition.<br /><br />But the actual process is child's play. Make two new layers... one, a copy of the entire image (which you'll convert to B&W), and the other being a copy of a small chunk of the image (his hand, say)... erase/paint away the non-ring part of the ring layer. Order the layers so that the colored rings are above the B&W layer. Glue 'em down. Presto.</p>

<p>Do you have photoshop?<br>

What I would do is isolate the rings then turn the rest of the photo into a B&W. <br>

Do you want the skin inside the rings in color?<br>

Many ways to do this in PS. </p>

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<p>Hi Matt,</p>

<p>I could do it easily for you but, in all honesty, it's not difficult if you have an image editing application like Photoshop, Photoshop Essentials, Corel Photo, etc. Do a Google search for "selective desaturation" or "selective saturation". Many people refer to it as selective saturation but, technically, you are selecting an area of a photo and desaturating it.</p>

<p>If you can, do it yourself and pocket the money you'd pay someone.</p>

<p>Hey Simon,<br>

selective coloring is like hair jel...very 70's....so in this case your customer is wrong. If you really need to do it just duplicate the layer. Convert the top layer to black and white..add a mask...paint with black and soft brush on the mask over the rings to allow color through. There are many tutorials on the web for this technique.</p>

<p>Oops, I meant to address the reply to Simon...</p>

<p>Mark R is right on the money. The reason you want to use a layer mask is because you can make easy adjustments. Paint on with black and paint off with white. This is the non-destructive way of doing it. If you use the eraser tool, you are killing pixels.</p>

<p>Thanks guy's...I will have ago. Selective coloring makes me feel sick!</p>

<p>Selective colourisation of an image is a rather dated technique. But if you choose to use it, be aware that it's visual success depends on having a significant and identifiable coloured element- e.g. shoes, flowers, coat etc - that will stand out adequately from the black and white background.</p>

<p>In this case I'd say the effect will be pretty feeble with your image, as the rings are too small to have any visible impact. From a distance they'll appear to be in black and white. They'll only look colour from fairly close-up.</p>

<p>BTW - not sure why you think "the customer is always right". To be frank they're not - that's why they hired a professional.<br>

If you're an expert in what you do then it's not unreasonable for clients to expect that you will offer them sound professional advice around what they ask for. And sometimes that includes saying "not a good idea".</p>

<p>very easy, two layers convert one to black and white, create a mask, and bring out the rings only, if you know photoshop about 5 minute process at the most. I don't do much selective coloring that much but here is an example <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/7117072">http://www.photo.net/photo/7117072</a></p>

<p>Why would one want to tell a client that it is not a good idea? because one does not like it? </p>

<p>I did think they looked too small for what he wanted</p>

<p>I think selective colouring looks absolutely cheesy, but if the client wants it, then they get it with a smile.</p>

<p>I always do 2-3 images this way and the bride seems to love them, so I'll just keep on keepin on.....</p>

<p>here is what it would look like, little less then 5 minutes, really does not make sense as they are so small, good luck</p><div></div>

<p>Simon, selective coloring is really just Photoshop 101. If you do a google search on Photoshop tutorials you can find a wealth of information and resources.</p>