Black & White, and Color.

Wanting to take a photo of two people on a trail to end up with the people in the photo colors, but all else surrounding them to be in black and white.
A novice here wondering how to do. . . . .
PSE8.0 Windows XP-pro

1. find the smart brush (the one with the gears on it)
2. pick a black and white conversion style from the options bar
3. turn on the Inverse checkbox in the options bar
4. Drag over the people you want to keep in color

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