My first attempt at de-colourisation!

number41 · 23 Oct 2006 at 03:08

Just found out how to do it so here are my first attempts! Have recently bought a 350D but havent had a chance to use it yet

So here are a few shots taken with my IXUS 55! Now I just need some nice weather to try out the 350D.... Cant wait!

Dugganator · 23 Oct 2006 at 03:12

Looks Sweet dude and thats your first go wow.

A.N.Other · 23 Oct 2006 at 10:44

I like those, but I do like selective colouring in B&W photos, so I'm biased. Personally, I think no 1 is the best.

Are you simply using the desaturate feature in PS to do that? If you search through the recent threads, cyKey posted a good PS action that gives much better B&W photos. Doing that, with the colour original overlayed with a layer mask gives much better results, I've found. You then simply paint over the bits you want coloured (like, I assume, you've done there).

Good work though.

mc_bob · 23 Oct 2006 at 10:55

Number 3 is seriously good lol. Except I don't like Bees

number41 · 23 Oct 2006 at 13:49

A.N.Other said:
I like those, but I do like selective colouring in B&W photos, so I'm biased. Personally, I think no 1 is the best.

Are you simply using the desaturate feature in PS to do that? If you search through the recent threads, cyKey posted a good PS action that gives much better B&W photos. Doing that, with the colour original overlayed with a layer mask gives much better results, I've found. You then simply paint over the bits you want coloured (like, I assume, you've done there).

Good work though.

Cheers! Yeah, I basically cut out the part I wanted to keep coloured, then desaturated the other parts. Then used the brush to clean it up. My mate has ginger hair so had great fun doing the night out photos of everyone in b+w but leaving his hair ginger! I'm basically trying tutorials in Paintshop Pro to learn about post processing pictures

Helium_Junkie · 23 Oct 2006 at 14:26

Looks absolutely great, well done! Going to have to try that sometime

number41 · 23 Oct 2006 at 16:52

Thanks all. Could people recommend a good Macro and Zoom lens for the 350D please? The stock one is ok for regular shots, but I would like to pick out detail in macro shots and have a zoom lens for wildlife photography. So any cheapish, but good lenses anyone can recommend?

brocksta · 23 Oct 2006 at 17:08

number41 said:
Thanks all. Could people recommend a good Macro and Zoom lens for the 350D please? The stock one is ok for regular shots, but I would like to pick out detail in macro shots and have a zoom lens for wildlife photography. So any cheapish, but good lenses anyone can recommend?

For a macro lens get the canon 100mm f2.8. You can then get some kenko extension tubes to increase the focal length if you wish.

For the zoom lens the canon 70-200 f4 is considered extremely good for its price.

Nice shots btw, i think the bee one is my fav