http://www.buycybershot.com/how-to-do-colorsplash-on-canon-powershot-sx10-is Review and Buy Sony Cybershot Now!!! Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:51:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.buycybershot.com/how-to-do-colorsplash-on-canon-powershot-sx10-is/comment-page-1/#comment-967 selina_5 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:39:39 +0000 http://www.buycybershot.com/how-to-do-colorsplash-on-canon-powershot-sx10-is#comment-967 About the color accent option: it seems to be a current fad that people are getting excited about. The camera keeps one color and turns everything else black and white. I would never use such a feature for the following reasons: • You are very limited in what you can do. • The function isn't always reliable or accurate. The camera's idea of "red" might be different to yours. It will often include/exclude areas that you don't want to have included/excluded. • Imagine if you just happened to take your best photo ever, but instead of having a real color photo, you only have some partial b&w thing that might look totally awful. You'd kick yourself. • If you do the "Selective or Partial Desaturation" (as it is called correctly) in post processing, you have much more control over it, and will get a way better result. Plus you can keep your original color version, too. This also applies to any color effects done in camera like b&w or sepia - you're better off NOT to. If you don't have your own image editor, you can go to www.picnik.com and use their effects menu which makes it very easy. What you call "color splash" is actually known as selective (or partial) desaturation. 1. Duplicate your background layer. 2. Desaturate that layer (i.e. make it b&w). 3. Apply a layer mask to the layer. Use the black brush to paint on the layer mask (make sure that is where you are, not on the image itself). That will bring the color back to those areas. If you make a mistake, change the brush to white and go over it. 4. When you're happy, flatten and save. If you don't have any image editors, you can do it for free on www.picnik.com in their effects section. Here is how to do it on picnik.com: Upload a photo Click on the "Create" tab Click on "Black and white" In the "Effect Painting" box, choose "Original" Choose a brush size, then simply paint the color back in where you want it. If you make a mistake, change it to "Effect" and go over the mistake. Save the picture. About the color accent option: it seems to be a current fad that people are getting excited about.
The camera keeps one color and turns everything else black and white.
I would never use such a feature for the following reasons:
• You are very limited in what you can do.
• The function isn’t always reliable or accurate. The camera’s idea of “red” might be different to yours. It will often include/exclude areas that you don’t want to have included/excluded.
• Imagine if you just happened to take your best photo ever, but instead of having a real color photo, you only have some partial b&w thing that might look totally awful. You’d kick yourself.
• If you do the “Selective or Partial Desaturation” (as it is called correctly) in post processing, you have much more control over it, and will get a way better result. Plus you can keep your original color version, too.
This also applies to any color effects done in camera like b&w or sepia – you’re better off NOT to.
If you don’t have your own image editor, you can go to http://www.picnik.com and use their effects menu which makes it very easy.
What you call “color splash” is actually known as selective (or partial) desaturation.
1. Duplicate your background layer.
2. Desaturate that layer (i.e. make it b&w).
3. Apply a layer mask to the layer. Use the black brush to paint on the layer mask (make sure that is where you are, not on the image itself). That will bring the color back to those areas. If you make a mistake, change the brush to white and go over it.
4. When you’re happy, flatten and save.
If you don’t have any image editors, you can do it for free on http://www.picnik.com in their effects section.
Here is how to do it on picnik.com:
Upload a photo
Click on the “Create” tab
Click on “Black and white”
In the “Effect Painting” box, choose “Original”
Choose a brush size, then simply paint the color back in where you want it.
If you make a mistake, change it to “Effect” and go over the mistake.
Save the picture.

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