Bright colored flower . . .

[Peter]

Bright flower!

First try at masking out the background and changing to grayscale.

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11473971-L.jpg

Peter

[Head in the Clouds]

That's beautiful!
I love pics with the background b/w and the subject colour! Well done! Lovely shot.

:thumb

[snapapple]

Bright flower!

First try at masking out the background and changing to grayscale.

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11473971-L.jpg

Peter
Nice job on the masking Peter. I think I'd try to get the flower a little off center though. Daisies are hard to do. Maybe a flower and a bud would be good. Anything to break up that dead center target look.:D Nice lighting too.

[Peter]

Thanks Kate and Snappy, glad you like it :-)

Here is the original: (which my wife prefers)

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11475217-L.jpg

. . .anything to break up that dead center target look . . . . . . good point, here is something else I tired. In this case I outlined and copied the flower and added it to a photo of 2 other flowers (which I also converted the background to grayscale. . .http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11475417-L.jpg

[Head in the Clouds]

Love the second one!

I don't suppose you could give me a blow by blow description on how to do the b/w back ground thing? I've posted a thread on it and tried to do it myself from the suggestions that people made, but still can't work it out!???!!! I'm a PS dummy! I think its the layering thing that I still can't figure out .... Only if you have time ......

I've got a nice daisy bush out the front I want to try this with now! Thanks for the inspiration...... :D

[Peter]

I don't suppose you could give me a blow by blow description on how to do the b/w back ground thing? . . . :D
Hi Kate . . . I use Corel PhotoPaint for working on the images. But let me check with my PS to see how similar the masking process is . . . will let you know :-)

Peter

[Peter]

Hi Kate, put this together for you . . . hope it helps. I am not a regular user of PS . . . so if I missed something, forgive me . . . lol.

If you have an older version of PS and don't have the Desaturation option, let me know . . .



http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11477425-L.jpg

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11477426-L.jpg


http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11477427-L.jpg


http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11477428-L.jpg


http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11477424-L.jpg

Have fun . . . expect to see a creation of yours posted http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

And please! . . . if someone has a better way let us know . . . always wanting to improve . . .

Peter

[snapapple]

Thanks Kate and Snappy, glad you like it :-)

Here is the original: (which my wife prefers)

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11475217-L.jpg

. . . good point, here is something else I tired. In this case I outlined and copied the flower and added it to a photo of 2 other flowers (which I also converted the background to grayscale. . .http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

http://peters.smugmug.com/photos/11475417-L.jpg Really love this second one. Three always makes a nice balance.:thumb

When I do this type of b&w conversion, I use the magnetic lasso and trace around the flower. If I didn't get it all clean, I use the magic wand to get the little pieces. When the flower is all outlined, I click select>inverse. This selects the background. Then I desaturate to b&w. This seems to work quicker on busy backgrounds with lots of colors.

[Peter]

Really love this second one. Three always makes a nice balance.:thumb . . . I use the magnetic lasso and trace around the flower.
Thanks Snappy . . . the magnetic lasso sure does work quicker and better. Never used it before but just tested it on the flower pic . . . works great :-)

Have a great day!

Peter

[Head in the Clouds]

Thank you soooooo much Peter! YOU ROCK!
Took me all of 5 minutes!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[Peter]

Thank you soooooo much Peter! YOU ROCK!
Took me all of 5 minutes!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! . . . you are very welcome . . . Wow Kate . . . very nice pic . . . really like the b&w background :-) . . . good job!

Fun, isn't it? http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

Peter

[Head in the Clouds]

Its heaps of fun! And heaps easier than mucking around with Layers and stuff like that .... which I just don't understand......

I think i'm addicted to it ....