Roland Allen: Really Random Pics

May 26

Color Spot in The Desert

I’ve long been interested in the process of leaving spot color in a primarily black and white photo, but I hadn’t tried it before. Here’s the process I used in these photos:

1. Using Photoshop Elements, I used the selection brush in mask mode to paint over (mask) the area I wanted to remain in color.

2. Then I went to the Enhance menu and used “Convert to Black and White”.

That’s it, pretty much. I did make adjustments to the black and white regions. I fine-tuned editing in Lightroom.

This process does not require using layers.

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Feb 21

Jotabe, photographe // Pont Neuf, Toulouse

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Julien Bastide's photoblog is absolutely stunning.

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Feb 19

frame[stop]: a photoblog | No Parking

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This was taken on this afternoon's drive to Palm Springs.

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Jan 31

Victoria Beach

Last night's sunset at Victoria Beach (Laguna Beach, California) was spectacular.

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Jan 31

[daily dose of imagery]: shooting people

Thanks to @TreyRatcliff for tweeting this link:
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/10/01/29/

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Jan 30

Mission San Juan Capistrano in HDR

Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1777. The small adobe chapel at the Mission is one of the oldest standing buildings in California. The “Great Church” was built in the late 1700’s early 1800’s but fell in the earthquake of 1812, leaving only a few walls standing. Those standing walls are preserved along with the old mission bells.