Convert B&W photos to shades of one color instead of gray?

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Bill
May 25, 2005
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What is a good way to convert a photo to shades of a single color? I’ve looked and found a couple ways to change the color, but it is difficult to get the color I want (for example cyan and magenta are easy by adjusting the r,g,b values).

If I ‘remove color’, I get a black and white photo with shades of gray. Now, suppose I want to publish on a web page that has an orange theme or green theme (top banner or sidebar or something). How do I change all those shades of gray to shades of orange or shades of green? Basically, I’m changing the black to a specific color and I want all the gray tones to scale between white and the color I choose.

Thanks!

-Bill
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Joseph Meehan
May 25, 2005
Bill wrote:
What is a good way to convert a photo to shades of a single color? I’ve looked and found a couple ways to change the color, but it is difficult to get the color I want (for example cyan and magenta are easy by adjusting the r,g,b values).

If I ‘remove color’, I get a black and white photo with shades of gray. Now, suppose I want to publish on a web page that has an orange theme or green theme (top banner or sidebar or something). How do I change all those shades of gray to shades of orange or shades of green? Basically, I’m changing the black to a specific color and I want all the gray tones to scale between white and the color I choose.
Thanks!

-Bill

This may not be the best but it will work. Load the photo, change it it a gray scale and save it.(I suggest save as a new name) then change it back to a RGB color and then adjust hue and saturation to what you want.

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Joseph Meehan

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Bill
May 25, 2005
Thanks Joseph,

That’s pretty much what I’ve been doing, but it is rather trial and error. It seems like there should be a more systematic approach given that I have a specific RGB color that I’m trying to match.

Anyone other suggestions

-Bill

"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
Bill wrote:
What is a good way to convert a photo to shades of a single color? I’ve looked and found a couple ways to change the color, but it is difficult to get the color I want (for example cyan and magenta are easy by adjusting the r,g,b values).

If I ‘remove color’, I get a black and white photo with shades of gray. Now, suppose I want to publish on a web page that has an orange theme or green theme (top banner or sidebar or something). How do I change all those shades of gray to shades of orange or shades of green? Basically, I’m changing the black to a specific color and I want all the gray tones to scale between white and the color I choose.
Thanks!

-Bill

This may not be the best but it will work. Load the photo, change it it a gray scale and save it.(I suggest save as a new name) then change it back to a RGB color and then adjust hue and saturation to what you want.

—
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

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