I love this photo... my problem with it is I can't seem to get my own reflections out of it. I also want the blades of grass outside of the bubble to be gray. Anyone have any tips that may help me with this problem?
I think your reflection adds to it (?!)
How did you do the selective colouring? If you do it through Picasa (the only think I use - don't understand anything more complex!) - you start with the original photo, then click on B&W which changes the whole image to B&W, then there's box in the top left hand corner - if you press "original" in that box that'll give you a "paintbrush" that you can use to paint in the "original image" within the B&W (in this instance, colour). Make sure you zoom in first so that you don't colour outside the lines! Good luck!
in your edit program,, (Im assuming you have one) you can use the clone tool to match the color in side the bubble...
as for the blades of grass... did you mean inside the bubble to be gray?? if so , you need to use your magic wand then ,, switch to black and white...
hope this is what you needed....
A good edit program, is photofiltre a free program to down load via sonice web site..
I too think the reflections add to it, however if you want a reflection free shot you're not going to get one with this specific image.
Re-take the shot & use your camera's self timer. This will give you 10 seconds to run away after you've pressed the shutter release until you are far away not to show up.
With regard to the blades of grass, the way I would do it (in photoshop elements) would be to make a duplicate of the background layer.
Turn this duplicate layer to B&W & then carefully erase the sections that you want to reveal as coloured - obviously this is just revealing the original colour image below.
By the careful use of brush sizes you can make really accurate selections & have the relevant bits you want in either colour or B&W.
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How did you do the selective colouring? If you do it through Picasa (the only think I use - don't understand anything more complex!) - you start with the original photo, then click on B&W which changes the whole image to B&W, then there's box in the top left hand corner - if you press "original" in that box that'll give you a "paintbrush" that you can use to paint in the "original image" within the B&W (in this instance, colour). Make sure you zoom in first so that you don't colour outside the lines! Good luck!
as for the blades of grass... did you mean inside the bubble to be gray?? if so , you need to use your magic wand then ,, switch to black and white...
hope this is what you needed....
A good edit program, is photofiltre a free program to down load via sonice web site..
http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download
Re-take the shot & use your camera's self timer. This will give you 10 seconds to run away after you've pressed the shutter release until you are far away not to show up.
With regard to the blades of grass, the way I would do it (in photoshop elements) would be to make a duplicate of the background layer.
Turn this duplicate layer to B&W & then carefully erase the sections that you want to reveal as coloured - obviously this is just revealing the original colour image below.
By the careful use of brush sizes you can make really accurate selections & have the relevant bits you want in either colour or B&W.