Selective color

Selective color

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A common application for selective color is portraiture, to keep the eyes and sometimes the lips in color, against an otherwise black and white photograph. Small bits of color in an otherwise monochrome image immediately draw the viewer's eye.

Landscape photography is another common application for this technique. Colorful leaves in an otherwise drab scene can breathe life into a photo. Of course the technique can be applied to any genre, but portraits and landscapes are the usual beneficiaries.

More recently, films such as "Schindler's List" and "Sin City" have made use of the technique.

Selective coloring is generally regarded as cheap or tacky by higher end clientèle and professional photographers.Fact|date=March 2008

See also

* Black-and-white
* Monochrome
* Sepia tone
* Photography
* Digital darkroom
* Hand-colouring ( The same effect using the opposite technique. )

External links

* [http://www.landscapephoto.us/Articles/SelectiveColor.html An article by LandscapePhoto.us on how to create Selective Color photos.]
* [http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Selective_Color/ A tutorial on how to do selective color using GIMP.]


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