Distracted

It is gray and cold and rainy today, so my husband and I took the boys to the mall. The baby slept the entire time, and my son M ran the entire time. Here we are in center court where there were a bunch of kids, strollers and parents all waiting to have their photo taken with the Easter bunny. M was distracted by something and stopped to stare amid all of the commotion.

Just in case you were wondering, that is Orange Lamborghini and Purple Truck along for the adventure!

[Paula]

What a fabulous pop you've given this! Really like this. Fav.

[Kerri]

Love the pop of color

[Shanne]

great selective colour and shot of his interest - love the cars in his hands

[Karen Sylvia]

Nice use of selective color!

[Mcdougall]

So cute! Love the selective color!

[Krista]

Great use of selective color, great comp.

[Tiara]

I really really love what you've done with the processing. Really makes it stand out dramatically. Good job!!

[Robyn]

Great processing! Made it totally more interesting than a "normal" mall shot!

[Danielle Greenwood]

a beautiful capture of a moment in time! love the sc. and of course the cars come along for the ride!!

[naladka]

Very effective selective coloring! Love his coat.

[Caryn]

Great selective coloring. Wonderful shot!

[Ellen Young]

Love the selective coloring! i have to make a mental note to try that!! you seem to catch the perfect moments and bring them to life with your processing! I love it Fav for me too!!

[Livia]

So cute, and very effective use of selective coloring! Love how attentive and focused he looks.

[Kathy A]

Love that yellow!

[Bobbyj]

love the selective colouring!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Hugely effective colour pop. Very nicely done! :)

[Peter de Graaff]

Very nice sc. Really stands out

[Aleksandra]

Gorgeous shot! Loving the selective colour in this!

[Charlene Barker]

Really nice shot and his jacket really pops in this shot

[Ulpi]

So beautiful! Fav

[Ade Akinyede]

Fantastic use of SC!!

[Michelle]

So nicely done! Love it!

[Katrina]

Wonderful shot and a very interesting moment in time. I think I need to learn more about selective colouring... hmmm any tips?

[Debbie Orlando]

What a fabulous use of SC. Love the processing and, of course, you son is a doll!

[e.gad]

@katteach Absolutely. What kind of advice are you looking for? I edited this in photoshop elements. I had two layers. The bottom layer was the original image and the top layer I converted to b&w and then cut away my son to expose the color. Let me know if you are looking for something else. Good luck! I would love to see what you come up with.

[Kim]

hehe...I love how he appears lost in the sea of activity going on around him. Great job!

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

really like the perspective where his focus is so intent that everything else becomes blurry

[Katrina]

@egad I shall attempt this and when I think I have it I shall post one up. Thanks for sharing, and yes I was wondering how you highlighted your son in colour. :) I have elements so I will give it a go

[e.gad]

@katteach there is something called either quick selection or magic selection tool. That is what I use to select what I want to remove in the b&w version. You some times have to do it in bits and pieces because the tool selects too much. If you remember, please tag me so that I can see it.