How can I take a black and white photo and make 1 part colored?

Question

I have a photo and I want to take it and make 1 part of it in color, such as a hoodie or pants. I am using iPhoto on a Mac computer. PLEASE HELP! 10 POINTS BEST ANSWER.
EXAMPLE: http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/black-and-white-colour-1.jpg

Answer 1

It is called Selective (or partial) desaturation.



1. Duplicate your background layer.

2. Desaturate that layer (i.e. make it b&w).

3. Apply a layer mask to the layer. Use the black brush to paint on the layer mask (make sure that is where you are, not on the image itself). That will bring the color back to those areas. If you make a mistake, change the brush to white and go over it.

4. When you're happy, flatten and save.



If you don't have any image editors, you can do it for free on www.picnik.com in their effects section.



Here is how to do it on picnik.com:



Upload a photo

Click on the "Create" tab

Click on "Black and white"

In the "Effect Painting" box, choose "Original"

Choose a brush size, then simply paint the color back in where you want it.

If you make a mistake, change it to "Effect" and go over the mistake.

Save the picture.





P.S. this question gets asked several times a day.

A quick search on Yahoo Answers would have brought up countless responses.

Answer 2

okay , so on photofiltre there is this thing on the right side bar (were everything is suppse to be , like the colors and stuff) that is called the polygon . its next to the open folder and under this square with these 2 blue lines you can use that outline what you want in black in white . if this isn't really clear enough , ill try&make a tutorial on youtube and send it too you .

Answer 3

That feature is called color accent. I'm not sure whether iPhoto has that feature or not. You need a program like Photoshop elements or a camera that has that feature.

Answer 4

you can't with iPhoto, but you can download a program like Photoshop or GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/downloads/) and find tutorials on Youtube to show you how to edit pictures like that

Answer 5

use photoshop