How to PP leaving part in color, rest in b&w

[fotog500d]

How do you PP a photo where one part of the photo - for example, a red scarf on a model - stays in its original color while the rest of the photo is converted to black & white or greyscale.

[Rian Malynn]

That is selective coloring, I only know how to do that in CS2 and CS4. Are these either of the programs you use?

[Aperture Nine]

Photoshop Techniques - Selective Coloring

YouTube - Selective Color Tutorial in Photoshop CS3

or just Google for "selective coloring" and the name of you software, if you are not using Photoshop

[StellaG]

Photobucket actually offers that option (for free) in their editing section. I've played around with it a bit, not quite sure how advanced you can get with it as far as diff. colors...but it was pretty easy to do (if I can figure it out LOL) and kind of fun,

Betty

[kencaleno]

- To convert to Black & White then selectively colourize

New adjustment layer> Hue/Saturation
De-saturate
F7 (or click on layer mask)
Press ”D”
Click on brush tool
Brush over parts to colourize
Flatten/Save

[fotog500d]

Thanks to all who responded. This gives me new learnings in photography.

[Free]

I do similar to Ken, however I use a Black & White layer adjustment so I have a little more control of the B&W part.