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Libragal07
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Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Ok I was up all night playing with photoshop b.c my internet wasn't workinggg 
Soooo I pretty much know how to do a lot of things except for the ONE THING I WANT TO DO!!
How do I put lets say the background in black and white and the people in the photo stay in color?!??!
please please please someone give me the answer!
thanks sooooooooo much!! 
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MikesWife
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by Libragal07
Ok I was up all night playing with photoshop b.c my internet wasn't workinggg
Soooo I pretty much know how to do a lot of things except for the ONE THING I WANT TO DO!!
How do I put lets say the background in black and white and the people in the photo stay in color?!??!
please please please someone give me the answer!
thanks sooooooooo much!!
I was able to do it - ONCE!! I wish I could give you instructions but it was by accident!
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Libragal07
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by MikesWife
Posted by Libragal07
Ok I was up all night playing with photoshop b.c my internet wasn't workinggg
Soooo I pretty much know how to do a lot of things except for the ONE THING I WANT TO DO!!
How do I put lets say the background in black and white and the people in the photo stay in color?!??!
please please please someone give me the answer!
thanks sooooooooo much!!
I was able to do it - ONCE!! I wish I could give you instructions but it was by accident!
you tease
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oneday
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
This would probably be the way I would do it. Select the people (w/ the lasso tool or masking tool) and then invert the selection so the background is selected. Then Desaturate your selection.
I don't have photoshop in front of me, but I'm pretty sure it would work this way.
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CkGm
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
You could do it with layers( having the people in black and white be the background) but I just selected the things I wanted in black and white and "colored" them with no color.
I don't know if that makes sense.
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
I duplicate the color pic, then desaturate the copy (makes it b&w) - grab the black and white pic and drop it ON TOP OF the color pic....
now use the eraser thingy on the people, so the color comes through. Play with the levels - decrease opacity, airbrush, etc.
eta: using this method, you can really control how harsh/soft the color difference is.
I did this with sepia layered over color
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Libragal07
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by oneday
This would probably be the way I would do it. Select the people (w/ the lasso tool or masking tool) and then invert the selection so the background is selected. Then Desaturate your selection.
I don't have photoshop in front of me, but I'm pretty sure it would work this way.
see I THINK I tried to do that and no luck.. Where do go on the selection bar to invert like you said?
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Select the whole picture with the rectangular marquee tool
then go to edit copy
Then to file new
Then to Edit paste in the new document
Then to image mode grayscale
then select the whole black and white picture with the marquee tool
then go to edit copy
and then got to edit paste on the original file with the color picture
then use the eraser to erase the black and white over the area you want the color to show through
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Diva
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by Shorty
I duplicate the color pic, then desaturate the copy (makes it b&w) - grab the black and white pic and drop it ON TOP OF the color pic....
Yup. A wedding photographer who does his own albums showed me this technique. Works like a charm!
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oneday
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by Libragal07
Posted by oneday
This would probably be the way I would do it. Select the people (w/ the lasso tool or masking tool) and then invert the selection so the background is selected. Then Desaturate your selection.
I don't have photoshop in front of me, but I'm pretty sure it would work this way.
see I THINK I tried to do that and no luck.. Where do go on the selection bar to invert like you said?
Hmmm, I wish I had it in front of me. I think it's under "Select" or "Edit - Select"
Sorry.
You could also just select the actual background (and then no need to invert) - I just always find selecting the smaller portion to be easier.
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MikesWife
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Posted by Diva
Posted by Shorty
I duplicate the color pic, then desaturate the copy (makes it b&w) - grab the black and white pic and drop it ON TOP OF the color pic....
Yup. A wedding photographer who does his own albums showed me this technique. Works like a charm!
I gotta try this one!!
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Libragal07
Loving Summer.....
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
I will give it another shot tonight..
Sounds very complicated but hopefully I can figure it out
Thanks gals 
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CaMacho
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
I posted this thread a while ago on LIW: CLICK FOR INSTRUCTIONS
HTH!!!
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Libragal07
Loving Summer.....
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
Thank you soooooooooo much darlin! 
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Lucky09
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Re: Photoshop peeps.. plssss help!!!!! 1 question!!
This is why I love LIF!!! You are all soooo smart!
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