Here is a black & white photo.
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And this is the one colored by Photoshop:
Let's first open a black & white photo:
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Change its color mode by Image - Mode - RGB color (Make sure you select it !):
Zoom in till 200%.
Select the Magnetic lasso tool and make sure the settings like this:
Set Feather to 1px, check Anti-aliased, set Width to 10px, set Edge Contrast to 10%, and Frequency to 100.
Click on the edge of any object: Hair, face, body, shoes, hands etc. Move your mouse around the edges of the object until you complete selection.
Press Ctrl+J to make Layer via Copy
Select Image - Adjustments - Hue/Saturation and select Colorize:
Adjust the Hue/Saturation and Lightness till it looks realistic:
Repeat things above for the rest of the photo:
Select Layer - Flatten Image.
Select Image - Adjustments - Auto Levels & Auto Contrast & Auto Color.
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