1. Reminder: 3 rd Quarter Grade Cutoff  March 6 th - Any work turned in after this date will not count for 3 rd Quarter Grade.

2. Selective Color Photography AKA Spot Color Photography

3. What is a selection in Photoshop?  A selection isolates one or more parts of your image. By selecting specific areas, you can edit and apply effects and filters to portions of your image while leaving the unselected areas untouched.

4. What is selective color photography? Yellow City - Taylorgraphix Yellow City - Taylorgraphix by Notice-the-ColorNotice-the-Color

5. Why do selective color photography?  To bring emphasis to a subject or important portion of your photograph.  What does emphasis mean?  Helps to tell the story/message of the photo  To bring emphasis to a subject or important portion of your photograph.  What does emphasis mean?  Helps to tell the story/message of the photo

6. Cheesy, Predictable, and Bad Photo Alert  Be discerning- just because it has color doesn’t mean it’s good.  Make sure you choose a strong subject with excellent compositional choices and remember this is an art project- not a phone app.  Try not to insult the viewer with a cliché project.  These photos can look incredibly cheesy and poor if little to no thought is involved.  Be discerning- just because it has color doesn’t mean it’s good.  Make sure you choose a strong subject with excellent compositional choices and remember this is an art project- not a phone app.  Try not to insult the viewer with a cliché project.  These photos can look incredibly cheesy and poor if little to no thought is involved.

7. Cheesy & Predictable Alert

9. Bad Photo Alert

11. Poor Photo Choices

12. Better but, still need more work in several regards.

13. Tips on doing spot color well…  Choose the right photo. This is the hardest part. Will the image benefit from selective color? Choose an image that has one element that already stands out from the background. Make sure that the colored subject is indeed the focus of the image. Make sure that the effect isn’t drawing attention away from the subject.  Select a bright color. To get the full effect of the technique the subject needs to be a bright color so that it doesn’t blend in with the black/white/grey background. Primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) are a great place to start, as are highly saturated secondary colors (green, orange, and purple).  Choose the right photo. This is the hardest part. Will the image benefit from selective color? Choose an image that has one element that already stands out from the background. Make sure that the colored subject is indeed the focus of the image. Make sure that the effect isn’t drawing attention away from the subject.  Select a bright color. To get the full effect of the technique the subject needs to be a bright color so that it doesn’t blend in with the black/white/grey background. Primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) are a great place to start, as are highly saturated secondary colors (green, orange, and purple). http://masteringphoto.com/tips-on-using-selective-color/

14. Tips on doing spot color well…  Use a single color. Using more than one color can cause confusion as to what the subject is supposed to be. Using one color or colors that are similar in hue helps keep your composition focused.  Make the subject large - at least ¼ of the photo. The colorized subject should be the main focus of the image and it should fill the frame. Using a tiny speck of color in an otherwise monochrome image doesn’t make very much impact.  Use a single color. Using more than one color can cause confusion as to what the subject is supposed to be. Using one color or colors that are similar in hue helps keep your composition focused.  Make the subject large - at least ¼ of the photo. The colorized subject should be the main focus of the image and it should fill the frame. Using a tiny speck of color in an otherwise monochrome image doesn’t make very much impact. http://masteringphoto.com/tips-on-using-selective-color/

15. Tips on doing spot color well…  Keep the color localized. If you are colorizing multiple areas make sure that they are all in the same proximity. Having colored elements spread across the scene cause the viewer to lose focus on the intended subject. http://masteringphoto.com/tips-on-using-selective-color/

16. Examples that are well done

17. Een fotograaf

18. SDG-Pictures

19. felixspencer2

20. captureyou.co.nz

21. shutter happy mama

22. Nigel Allinson

23. szb78

25. The Assignment  Create 2 photographs that you will have selective color in the area of your choice (remember it must be at least ¼ color).  Look at good examples and apply tips on how to do this well.  Photos are due next Wednesday, March 11 th  This gives you 8 days to take 2 photos!  Create 2 photographs that you will have selective color in the area of your choice (remember it must be at least ¼ color).  Look at good examples and apply tips on how to do this well.  Photos are due next Wednesday, March 11 th  This gives you 8 days to take 2 photos!

26. Sketches Required- Due Monday, March 9th  15 Sketches- Original Ideas  You may not copy anything from the internet!  15 Sketches- Original Ideas  You may not copy anything from the internet!

27. Assignment for Thursday- Due Thursday  Locate 3 good selective color photographs (other than the examples in this PowerPoint). Use the tips to guide you.  Identify and write what is well done about the photograph. Also, write how this photo is inspiring for your own work.  Locate 3 poor selective color photographs (other than the examples in this PowerPoint)  Identify and write what is poor about the photograph. Also, write how this photo helps you complete your own projects.  Locate 3 good selective color photographs (other than the examples in this PowerPoint). Use the tips to guide you.  Identify and write what is well done about the photograph. Also, write how this photo is inspiring for your own work.  Locate 3 poor selective color photographs (other than the examples in this PowerPoint)  Identify and write what is poor about the photograph. Also, write how this photo helps you complete your own projects.