Adjusting an Image

This is the original image that I decided to edit.

I opened the photo in Photoshop. I then duplicated the background layer. I made this duplicate hidden. I made the original background black and white, and then un-hid the duplicate background. I selected the coloured image and opened the colour range options. Using the eyedropper, I selected the red-orange colour of he frogs eyes and toes. I copy and pasted this selection to create a new layer, and deleted the colour background layer. This then left me with this photo which I saved a a JPEG.

For this one I liked the black and white effect because it makes the frogs eyes stand out, and it also draws attention to his toes. I think this focus on the eyes and toes is good because the toes and eyes are unusual and interesting due to their amphibian-like pupils and toe pads.

This is another example of the house from Up. In this photo there are a lot more colours selected. For this I had to create a lot of layers and be careful about cleaning up unwanted bits that have been selected in the process.

For this one I liked the effect because it draws attention to the balloons. There's lots of colour on the balloons which contrasts well with the black and white background.

For this one I highlighted the eyes because it's the most colourful part of a person and is the first place most people will look. It's also a smaller part of the picture compared to the other two, which creates a slightly different effect.