Isolated Color
The photograph above is one that I took in the Monterey harbor last year. For some time now, I have wanted to figure out how to isolate parts of a photograph, so that they are in natural color, while the rest of the photograph becomes black & white. I don't know that my method is the best or most professional, but I finally found a method that works for me. The photograph above is my first attempt. One thing I have decided is that a computer mouse is not a good tool for this. It requires more precision than is possible with a mouse. If it is a technique I find myself using a lot, it would be worthwhile to invest in a graphics tablet.
3 comments:
I have been negligent in keeping up to date on my favorite blogs, but that means I got to see a bunch of your art as new this morning. Love it all, and congrats on the Fiber Art Space exhibit. Your piece is amazing. As for isolating a color in a black and white photo, I am very lazy. . . I use Picasa. It works pretty well if you don't need to be precise. . . I use it on pictures of the babies sometime. Their faces are in color, everything else is b&w.
Wow, Karen, I'm impressed with your first...just love this look of isolating color. Show us more!
Karen, it works for me. Great job. How about a tute on the process you used?
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