By: Archer Benedict

 Disclaimer: A majority of this tutorial will handle the use of Adobe Lightroom

Set up:

To isolate color you must first concentrate your frame with color

The addition of object around the room or an altogether restructure of the frame are the most efficient means of bring color into your photo

(If you desire the isolation of one or two specific colors, make sure you juxtapose them against dull or contrasting backgrounds)

Once you’ve captured your image, decide which colors you will be isolating.

Isolating a singular color

1. Scroll to the “Color Mixer” header of the edit tab

2. Drag the saturation of the unwanted colors down to zero 

3. Select the “Brush” tool

4. Drag the saturation slider to 0

5. Paint over objects that have the desired color, that you wish to grey out 

Isolation of individual objects   

1. Select the “Brush” tool

2. Drag the saturation slider to 0

3. Paint over all objects/areas, excluding the desired objects 

(To maximize efficiency without sacrificing precision, use a larger radius to eliminate larger areas of color before switching to a smaller radius to clean up any remaining edges)

The manipulation of color 1

1. Scroll to the “Color Mixer” header of the edit tab

2. Adjust the Hue of the isolated color

(This method of manipulation cannot go beyond the bounds of the Hue slides)

 The manipulation of color 2

1. Select one of the B&W presets 

2. Select the “Brush” tool 

3. Scroll down to the color option and select the desired color 

4. Paint over the object