Color for Emphasis
You should be relatively comfortable with making a selection now. Selections are really powerful and can be used for more than just cutting someone or something out of an image. In fact, they are often used for other purposes. For example, if you had a car selected in an image, you could simply change the color of the of the car from red to green without altering the colors in the rest of the image. That is where selections are more often used, for editing just part of an image without changing the rest.
In this next project you will need to use one of your pictures. This doesn't have to be a portrait that you just shot, but it can be any picture that you have ever captured. I do want it to be one of your pictures. Don't just take someone copyrighted material form the web and use it. The idea behind this project is to make a selection of one item or person in your image and leave them in color while the rest of the image will be in black and white. The idea is to make just that one part of the image stand out. If you've ever watch the original Sin City movie, it utilizes this technique throughout the entire movie.
This shouldn't be a difficult assignment to complete. The hardest part will be making a good selection. Zoom in tight and make sure that your selection is solid. A good selection will make a this project look professional and earn a higher grade for you! This handout will describe how to change the rest of the photo to black and white once you have a selection made. Take a look at the examples below. They are all pictures that former students have taken and make black and white with a splash of color. Maybe it will inspire you to do something cool.
In this next project you will need to use one of your pictures. This doesn't have to be a portrait that you just shot, but it can be any picture that you have ever captured. I do want it to be one of your pictures. Don't just take someone copyrighted material form the web and use it. The idea behind this project is to make a selection of one item or person in your image and leave them in color while the rest of the image will be in black and white. The idea is to make just that one part of the image stand out. If you've ever watch the original Sin City movie, it utilizes this technique throughout the entire movie.
This shouldn't be a difficult assignment to complete. The hardest part will be making a good selection. Zoom in tight and make sure that your selection is solid. A good selection will make a this project look professional and earn a higher grade for you! This handout will describe how to change the rest of the photo to black and white once you have a selection made. Take a look at the examples below. They are all pictures that former students have taken and make black and white with a splash of color. Maybe it will inspire you to do something cool.
