This is not only a great way to make certain kinds of images more interesting but also brings the viewer’s focus to your main subject. Color splash effects merge these two traits quite interestingly, by maintaining one or more colors of your choice in the frame as they are and turning everything else into black and white. A monochrome image is timeless, while one full of color brings a life to whatever is in the frame. To achieve this, people process their photos differently. It is a way to talking to one’s audience, sharing with them your own perspective about the world around you.

Photography is not just about documenting what a photographer sees with their eyes. Such photos allow for some visually striking storytelling, which is why many photographers edit their photos with these ‘color splash effects’ in post processing. All of these images can contain within themselves various meanings that a photographer wants to share with their audience. A lone bright green leaf against a black and white backdrop, a brilliantly yellow cab zooming past a monochrome urban setting, a butterfly full of color next to a dull and grey flower.