30 Stunning Examples Using the Selective Color Technique

You may have seen some photos that have color objects while the background is black and white. That effect is called the selective color technique. It is a post processing technique which can be achieved in Photoshop. The main aim of this technique is to emphasize a particular part of a photo. A common example for applying the selective color technique is to keep the eyes or the lips of a portrait in color while changing everything else into black and white.

In this post we present you with 25 stunning examples using the selective color technique. I hope you will find them inspiring. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to click on each photo to learn more about the talented photographer behind it.

Matthileo

Pheelfresh

Marcel Germain

JKim1

Voyageur Solitaire

Amanda’s Adventures

Szb78

Vik Nanda

Twelvethirty

Tommy Fjordbøge

Vvillamon

Timbarton

Young Einstein

Forty Two

Plasmastorm

Talke Photography

Mescon

Phil404

Jayt74

Jnarin

Ebertek

Mikey Couture

Mascht  I

Caro Wallis

Stridsberg

Volatticus

Aivel Design

Creative Sensation