My Baby Photos!

Here’s a quick and easy tutorial to make your photos pop using selective color and make you look like a photographic pro!

Photograph with Selective Color

1. Open photoshop.
2. Open the photograph you wish to use.
   
   

   Initial Image Opened in Photoshop

3. Make a duplicate layer of the image (Layer –> Duplicate Layer).
   
   

   How to make a duplicate layer

4. Now it’s time to desaturate your duplicate layer. Make sure your background copy layer is highlighted in the layers bar. Then go to Image –> Adjustments–> Hue/Saturation.
   
   

   How to access Hue/Saturation

5. Slide the saturation bar all the way to the left
   
   

   How to decrease saturation

   Your image will now be black and white. You may also adjust the brightness/contrast to taste (Image –> Adjustments–> Brightness/Contrast).

6. Next make a layer mask (Layer –> Layer Mask–> Reveal All)
   

   How to make a layer mask

   Your layer bar will look like this:

   

   Layer bar with layer mask

7. Now for the fun part - adding selective color. Make sure the background copy layer is highlighted in the layer bar. Then click on your eraser tool in the tool bar. Adjust your brush size accordingly and selectively erase over the areas you wish to have color.
   

   Using the eraser tool to add selective color

   For higher detail work zoom in and use a small brush size.

8. Save your file and step back and enjoy your work!
   

   Photograph with Selective Color

With selective color the possibilities are endless!

Shalet Abraham is a mother, veterinarian, blogger and avid amateur photographer. She blogs at Peculiar Momma.

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