Why I Don’t Do Selective Colour

I was once asked by a portrait client if I could make a print they wanted to purchase black & white and only leave part of the clothing in colour.  This is a well known technique, often referred to as selective colourcolour popping or spot colour. I received a lot of flak while discussing the situation with a friend when I told him I replied to the client politely declining the request. He said I was being a snob. But this is why I declined:

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Organising Your Photo Collection in Lightroom – Starting With Locations

When you have a collection of over 40,000 digital photos, calling up the images you want, when you want them can seem like a daunting task. But with Adobe Lightroom and a set, regular work-flow, this can become much easier.

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Ashdown Forest Landscapes

I’ve been spending a little time recently organising my photos in Lightroom using the location fields and tagging all my shots with where they were taken. I seldom set out to specifically take photos of Ashdown Forest, so imagine my surprise I I realised how many I actually had!

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