How do I do this?

[bob williams]

Any tips on how to get this look in a photo would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

You can also get a similar look on a bright day or bright background by using spot metering on your camera andmetering only the subject. And with your software (Elements), the rest of the effect might be manipulated in post by adjusting brightness, contrast and reducing saturation and vibrance a little---But not so much as to eliminate all color. Anyway, give it a try.





Good luck,


Bob

[Sheiky]

Argg Bob you were faster than me [:P]

But not so much as to eliminate all color

what do you mean? If you put your vibrance or saturation to -100 for example, there won't be a lot of color left. You can do this for individual colors as well so you can have only 1 color in your shots in the end. It's a bit like the Sepia effect I think.

[bob williams]

what do you mean? If you put your vibrance or saturation to -100 for example, there won't be a lot of color left. You can do this for individual colors as well so you can have only 1 color in your shots in the end. It's a bit like the Sepia effect I think.

I meant to take saturation down to say -30- -50, so not all of the color is gone but subdued, and that would give you kind of a sepia effect.





Bob

[ddt0725]

Here is a couple photosI tookwhere I decreased the saturation. For my dog I then isolated his pink nose and collar and brought the saturation level back up but still kept below the original level. With my granddaughter I brought the level up some on her cheeks and lips and added a tad of color to her eyes. I am horrible at post-processing so I am sure you could do a much better job with your photo. It's not exact to what the example you have maybe did but this still can give you an idea of how you can play with the saturation to get the effect you are looking for.















My post-processing leaves alot to be desired but I hope this helps. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Good Luck!

Denise

[Sheiky]

I meant to take saturation down to say -30- -50, so not all of the color is gone but subdued, and that would give you kind of a sepia effect.

Thanks Bob, I interpreted your choice of words differently. My bad[:$]now it's clear for me though [Y]





Nice examples Denise.


A lot of baby-shots in black and white are done with just converting to black and white. And a lot of times the babies get this "corpse" look then. A dead grey look. I don't like that at all and with this method youcould still keep a tint of skincolor while having your image "black and white". I personally think it looks way better and more alive [:P]


A side-effect when playing with these sliders is that you can also alter specific color ranges. For instance you can make all green going blue... Can be creative []