Author Topic: Show us your selective color! (Read 2837 times)

pretzston · « **on:** June 06, 2011, 07:12:08 PM »

I want to be a fan of selective color. The only time I really tried it was the below. I turned me off. Honestly, it is a terrible photograph. I got this idea in my head which I was unable to achieve and ended up forcing myself to post one of the shots after some rough editing. That being said, I would love for some of you to post some selective coloring that you admire?

Game Off by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

pretzston · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2011, 07:13:19 PM »

Also, I do like the second photograph much better. I would even go lower, cut out more of the person. Hands and utensils and food.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2011, 08:26:22 PM »

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this was a regular color shot but i did this to it
i dont know why

lisandra · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:03:13 PM »

Quote from: pretzston on June 06, 2011, 07:12:08 PM

I want to be a fan of selective color. The only time I really tried it was the below. I turned me off. Honestly, it is a terrible photograph. I got this idea in my head which I was unable to achieve and ended up forcing myself to post one of the shots after some rough editing. That being said, I would love for some of you to post some selective coloring that you admire?

Game Off by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

whats so bad about it???

lisandra · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:13:19 PM »

The first one was a bit busy in all color, and weird in all black and white, but it was cute and wanted to keep it. The second one is a better example I guess, without selective color you couldnt tell where the butterfly is! The third one for kicks.

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voyager · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2011, 04:53:11 PM »

As this was getting away from the original critique, I split the thread. Moving to Photographic Themes and Projects.

pretzston · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2011, 03:16:14 AM »

Quote from: lisandra on June 07, 2011, 04:03:13 PM

Quote from: pretzston on June 06, 2011, 07:12:08 PM
I want to be a fan of selective color. The only time I really tried it was the below. I turned me off. Honestly, it is a terrible photograph. I got this idea in my head which I was unable to achieve and ended up forcing myself to post one of the shots after some rough editing. That being said, I would love for some of you to post some selective coloring that you admire?

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whats so bad about it???

It feels stale and contrived to me! The lady big shot of yours is great!