Taking a black and white photograph and adding partial color effects to certain key points of the shot is one of the most popular techniques amongst professional photographers. You can understand its popularity when you look at the examples we have for you below. This technique can take an otherwise dull image and make it vibrant by highlighting critical areas of beauty. And, as you will also notice, they can at times be very powerful.
At the bottom of this post we have added some tutorials to help you recreate this effect. Hope you enjoy our selection :)
Buddha
In Wonderland
A Greed
Sleepwalker
Herbstblatt – fallen leaves
Colour my life with the chaos of trouble
Sunset after the rain selective colour
Princess
Times Past By
Love
Waiting on a cool breeze!
Ladybug
Bird Eyes
Banana
Dewy Pine Leaf Uncurling
Telephone in Selective Colour
Chondro Selective Color
The Boat & The Castle
Rim & Caliper on 427R Roush Mustang
El Vendedor de Colores
Torre de los vientos
Walk This Way
A place to rest
Racing Rainbow
Gateway Cup St. Louis
Colors in B&W
Kiss Kiss Love
Yellow City
Fighting to stay alive
Montenvers
Magie Poppins
Orange bicycle
We all livin’ in a blue tractor
HHP Homecoming Football
Viento State Park
Red Seat
Butterfly
Goalkeeper
Black and Blue
Ground Squirrel
Romabikepolo
Boston1
Leaves
Catlick
Dandelion Taraxacum
MyFest
Cold drink. Hot day
A Little Red Car
Cockerel
Red Bridge
Tutorials & Resources
Black and White with a Splash of Colour (Photoshop Tutorial)
Mono, with a Dash of Colour (Photoshop Tutorial)
A Splash of Color in Your Black and White
Black and White… with the occasional splash of colour (Beautiful Examples)
iPhotography App Showcase: 10 Color Splash Creations (Examples)