Last time we ran a Photoshop tutorial on how to apply a selective color effect to a photo. This time, we want to showcase some great photos that have actually applied the selective color technique.

Hopefully this photos will will give you some fun, unique and refreshing ideas for your next photo project. If you have any other great examples to show us, simply post up a link in the comment box. We go through all the comments (good and bad) daily and try to respond to all of them.

Happy Crayons, Selective Color by Patrick Powers

Dewy Pine Leaf Uncurling by DrWurm

Vespa by melanieburger

Hide n’ Seek by Socceraholic

Selective Colors by Fr Antunes

Butterfly by dModer101

Experiment with sepia and color by Lisa’s {names}aka.Santacrewsgirl

Tiger Lily by jblaha

698 Alien by Voyageur Solitaire-mladjenovic_n

Selective colour Manchester City Centre by settme3

Selective color bonnets by Mike D’Angelo

Transparent Butterfly by thefost

Light/Dark by FranUlloa

Supersonic Tram by mescon

Secret Lemonade Drinker by Compound Eye

Jacobs Field-The View Through Kevin’s Sunglasses by laffy4k

Converse by JKim1

Neus a la Seu de Lleida by · 7

Taxi! by roger.moffatt

You don’t need Photoshop to produce this effect. A lot of digital cameras these days have a selective color setting you can use. The below photo is shot by Taispy using her Canon IXUS point-and-shoot camera, no post-processing has been applied.

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