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100 in 100: Color Solarization in Photoshop Elements

One of the reasons I loved my black-and-white darkroom as a kid was that it was fairly easy to set up and use. I could work by amber safelight, and while the chemistry did give off a certain fragrance, my workspace, which had minimal ventilation, could handle it, and so could I. Color was another story: It required a darker, green safelight that really didn’t help much, and the temperature-sensitive chemistry was much more toxic and required good ventilation (which I didn’t have). So, I didn’t do color, and missed out on the benefits of color printing.

And that meant I didn’t get to experiment with color effects. But now I can. Here’s a quick guide to making a color solarization, and then using some Photoshop Elements sliders to take it to the next level of funkiness…

Source: adorama.com