What photo editing software highlights just certain objects and leaves the others black and white?

Written by Littlebit in Friday, May 16, 2008 under Software
Comments: 4

Q: I am wanting to purchase professional photo editing software that will help me highlight a certain object in the picture. Example: I want a black and white photo with only the blue eyes showing in color. What software should I buy and it this an easy task to accomplish?

A: In PhotoShop, you can select the blue eyes and then go to "Select" and inverse the selection. Now everything but the blue eyes will be selected. You then go under Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and desaturate everything. That will turn everything to black and white except the eyes.

I'll try one and link it here.

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matt skywalker Said in Friday, May 16, 2008

Sorry I know this is not the answer you want, but I'm wondering the same thing..

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nico Said in Friday, May 16, 2008

try adobe photoshop it might have that feature.

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ScottRASC Said in Friday, May 16, 2008

I myself am looking to find software like this.
But in the mean time I use Microsoft Photodraw and here's my result of trying to do what you are trying to do:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/2982000-2982999/2982617_38_full.jpg
What I do re-create this effect is to highlight what I want in colour and copy it then greyscale the rest, and then take the copy of what I want (still in its original colour) and place it back over the greyed version.
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Zebra Said in Sunday, May 18, 2008

well,
i know a website that has this
and u can do it for free.
and u can do plenty more.
it's
http://photobucket.com/
when u make an account (which is also free)
u can upload alot of photos and videos.
after u upload a photo just click edit,
then click effects at the top,
after that click grayscale and click advance options.
:)

What photo editing software is best for a beginner?

Written by Lisa N | Monday, November 12, 2007

I would like a photo editing software that is easy to use to do things like fix flaws in photos- maybe even whiten teth and such.

What is a good program that is easy to use? Also, where do I buy it and about how much is it?

Thanks!


A: Here are a few free options.

Gimp (Learning Curve)
http://www.gimp.org

Picassa (User Friendly less options)
http://picassa.google.com

Paint.Net
http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

Fastone Image Viewer
http://faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm

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What photo editing software can rid of shadows on faces?

Written by Heather V | Tuesday, September 19, 2006

A lot of my wedding photos have a lot of shadows in them. What is the best photo editing software to get rid of these?


A: I would suggest Photoshop, it has worked the best for me. I'm pretty sure if you go to the Adobe website there are free 30 day trials.
Also Adobe is coming out with a new program called Adobe Lightroom. It's works like a darkroom... Only its virtiual. It's free until January while it's in beta testing.

What kind of photo editing software is best for creating a logo?

Written by Mr. Sam | Saturday, July 05, 2008

Hello, I need some help. You see, I want to create a logo for my company. I want to create it from scratch, but I just can't find the perfect photo editing software. Can anybody help me? What I plan on doing is writing my Company's Name on the logo, then pasting pictures of our items that we carry, and add alot of color. The software needs to be downloadable, free, virus-free. Can anybody help me?


A: Adobe Photoshop
you can download a free trial http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/index.html