Post Processing or In-Camera Effect?

[Travelaholic]

I would like to put a query on this board. Sometimes we see photographs in mono (black & white) with a little splash of color/s in it. I assume that this can be done in photoshop or other software, but I was wondering if that can be done in-camera as well? I tried it with my DSC-H7 camera, but colour seems to get spread out beyond the particular object.

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[mohanme_2000]

Hi Travelaholic, Do you mean selective coloring? (see attached file)



I don't think you can do this with In-camera effect.

[pawsingh]

Your assumption is correct, selective coloring is best done in post processing as it require manual intervention. I am not aware of any camera that does it in built.

Even if they do they can never give you the details that can be achieved with photoshop or other softwares.

[coolcowboy]

Originally Posted by Travelaholic

I assume that this can be done in photoshop or other software, but I was wondering if that can be done in-camera as well? I tried it with my DSC-H7 camera, but colour seems to get spread out beyond the particular object.

Its actually a piece of cake with Photoshop. How exactly did you try to do this on the H7 ?

Amit

[rkbharat]

oh something like this, I did it on GIMP

I think this is not possible to do in Camera, though my knowldge is still in learning mode

[sidbanerjee]

As quite a few out here quite rightly pointed out that the process is known as selective coloring. In Photoshop/Capture NX its easy. My take on in camera processing is, Dont ever try it. A otherwise decent picture will be royally...aheemm...err...But maam please throw some light on how you managed it your cam, I mean I have been using Nikon's SLRs they have features like D-lighting and all, but not selective coloring.

@RKB how is GIMP to use,easy??

[rkbharat]

Originally Posted by sidbanerjee

@RKB how is GIMP to use,easy??

Might not be as easy as PS, and may have less features, but its a wonderful tool, I only use GIMP, and I am a fan, there so many plug-ins available.

And its free

[sidbanerjee]

anything free is good & worth trying can you post the link please

[rkbharat]

Originally Posted by sidbanerjee

anything free is good & worth trying can you post the link please

Here, GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
Try therre Plugin registry, you might find a script already created for something you are trying to do

[Travelaholic]

Originally Posted by mohanme_2000

Hi Travelaholic, Do you mean selective coloring?
I don't think you can do this with In-camera effect.

Yes, I mean to say 'selective colouring' like the way you depicted in the photo.

Originally Posted by coolcowboy

Its actually a piece of cake with Photoshop. How exactly did you try to do this on the H7 ?

Amit, I tried the option 'touch-up'->'centre colouring' (something like that), where you may choose your centre which will be in colour, rest will be in monochrome. But, since you can not manipulate the radius of the centre, it somehow spreads to other objects which you actually want in monochrome. Am I clear?

Originally Posted by rkbharat

Might not be as easy as PS, and may have less features, but its a wonderful tool, I only use GIMP, and I am a fan, there so many plug-ins available.

And its free

Even I use GIMP! But, can you tell me how to do that in GIMP?