B&W with Color | Photoshop tutorial

Here is one look that I recently tried in my editing:

I showed it to a friend and she was interested in knowing how it was done. This is SO easy!
For this tutorial, I'm using Photoshop Elements 6.0 (due to some computer issues, I'm back down to an older version for now).

First, open your image in Photoshop.

Duplicate the layer.

If you'd like, name your new layer.

Be sure your top layer is selected.

Then go to "Create." Here, you want to lower the saturation to be none (under "Color").

Go back to your main editing window. Select the eraser. Again, be sure you're on the top layer (Black and White layer). Now, erase away! You are erasing away the black and white picture and the color picture underneath will show.

Told you it was easy!! :)

Next week, look for a couple of more pictures from this photoshoot. :)

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