In this tutorial, my first collection of color grading, showing various options. The correction methods are very simple, but I hope that they will be interesting and useful to you.
1. Romantic purple blue effect:
Original photo.
Selective color correction(Selective color). Go through the indicated colors and set the settings as in the screenshots.
Let's get the result.
Now create an adjustment layer Hue/Saturation(Hue/Saturation) with these settings. Here we will change the following colors: cyan, blue and magenta.
Here is the result.
Create a new adjustment layer again Selective color correction(Selective color) and use the settings.
(click on image to enlarge)
It will turn out like this.
Create a new empty layer and fill it with a radial gradient from black to white.
Set the blending mode of this layer to Soft light(Soft Light) Opacity(Opacity) leave 100% and soft Eraser(Eraser) erase the background around the model.
Now let's correct the color and light on the model's legs. Create new layer, set its blending mode Color tone(Hue), leave it Opacity(Opacity) 100%, and using a soft brush with color fab4f6 draw on the areas that need to be corrected.
As you can see, there is still a dark stripe on the thigh. Let's fix this. Create a new layer again, set the layer's blending mode to Soft light(Soft Light)100%, and also using a soft brush with color fab4f6, Let's correct this area.
Now let's decorate our work a little. Create a new layer, activate the tool Brush(Brush) white, with a size of 4 pixels, Rigidity(Hardness) 50% and draw dots. To give them a glow, use a layer style External glow (Outer Glow) with these settings:
The final result of such a correction.
2. Lovely light red effect.
Source.
Open the image in Photoshop and create a new adjustment layer Levels(Levels). We'll use it to add some brightness.
Create two adjustment layers Channel mixing(Channel mixer). The settings are shown below in the screenshots.
Selective color correction(Selective color).
Settings for the first layer:
Reds- Reds: -60, 28.85, -13
Yellow-Yellows: -100, 50,-51, -41
White-Whites: 100, 0,0,-25
Neutral-Neutrals: 6, 0, 0, 0
For the second layer, change the setting - White- Whites: 15, 0, 0, 0
It will turn out like this.
Create a new adjustment layer Photo filter(Photo filter).
Then create a new adjustment layer Curves(Curves).
And create an adjustment layer again Selective color correction(Selective color).
Reds-Reds: -8, 8, 21, 0
Yellow-Yellows: 22, -27, 23, -100
White-Whites: 7, -15, 0, -4
Neutral-Neutrals: 40, 0, -2, 0
Here is the result after the applied actions.
Create a new adjustment layer Brightness/Contrast(Brightness/contrast) with these settings.
The final result.
3.Beautiful blue effect.
Original photo.
This time we use the CMYK color mode to correct the photo.
Note translator : Color mode can be changed in the menu Image - Mode - CMYK (Image-Mode - CMYK).
Duplicate the original photo and change the color mode to CMYK. Now let's go to the menu Image - Correction - Channel mixing(Image-Adjustment-Channel mixer) and adjust the yellow color.
Now change the color mode again, this time back to RGB.
Now create two adjustment layers Selective color correction(Selective color).
Settings for the first layer:
Reds-Reds: -21,0,0,0
Blue- 100,53,-20,13
Blue- 13,-8,20,0
Purple-Magentas: -50,13,100,0
White-Whites: -5,0,67,0
Neutral-Neutrals: 14,-10,0,0
Black-Blacks: 0,0,0.15
Settings for the second layer:
Blue-Cyans: 100,0,100,0
Neutral-Neutrals: -30,0,20,0
Black-Blacks: 0,10,100,100
This is what we get.
If your image is high contrast, you don't need to adjust the blacks and you can skip the next step.
Create a new adjustment layer Brightness/Contrast(Brightness/contrast) with these settings. -2/8.
We get the following result.
By activating adjustment layer masks, you can correct the effect of the correction on your hair.
To improve the model's skin color, create an adjustment layer Channel mixing(Channel mixer) and set the following settings:
Red-Red: 102,0,5,0
Green-Green: 2.95.5.0
Blue-Blue: 0,-5,110,-5
Create a new layer, set the blending mode for this layer to Soft light(Soft Light) and reduce Opacity(Opacity) of this layer to 50%. Now take a soft white brush and work on the dark area on the left side of the forehead. Then create a new layer, set its blending mode Chroma(Color), reduce Opacity(Opacity) up to 30%. Now select soft Brush(Brush) with color fdceec and sketch out the bluish areas on the left shoulder.
The final result.
From the translator: Experiment with the settings of adjustment layers, and I wish you success in this interesting activity like color correction.
In this photo we will increase the contrast. But not the way we did it before, using the Brightness/Contrast tools, but in more complex, but more flexible ways.
Let's create an adjustment layer with levels that we already know. We already know what each of these sliders is responsible for. But the most important thing we now need to study is the color channels of the image. And they are located here.
Let's choose red first. He has the exact same sliders. And here comes the time where you need to remember - in the RGB color space if you invert the colors, i.e. change them to the opposite, then cyan or the so-called color will be opposite to red sea wave. Those. if we enhance the red channel in any way, for example raising the gamma, raising the black point or raising the white point, then red color will be added to the image. Moreover, when adding, the image will brighten.
If we weaken the red channel - tighten the black point, lower the gamma or lower the white point, then the red color will be excluded from the image, thereby coloring the image with cyan shades. When excluded, the image always darkens.
Look, a small and optional tinting of the image in the spirit of a Hollywood action movie.
We reset the settings and climb into the green channel. As you may have guessed when evading this channel, raising the gamma, white point and black point leads to adding a picture Green colour and the brightness increases when added.
But if you tighten the black point or lower the gamma and white point, the opposite color to green appears - purple.
At the same time, the picture darkens. You can tighten the black point and white point and get a tint that is popular on Instagram.
And the blue channel remained. When amplified, the picture brightens and acquires blue tint, and when weakened, the picture darkens and acquires a shade opposite to blue - yellow. Let's color the highlights in cool shades and the shadows in warm shades.
And remember that the color in the image is not replaced, but added, i.e. When you paint a picture this way, shades similar to the colors that are added may become oversaturated. Therefore, before any toning, unless it is super-light, of course, it is better to create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and desaturate the image a little so that the toning fits better.
Let's now look at probably the most powerful and flexible tool for color correction in an image - curves.
Create a Curves adjustment layer by clicking on this icon in the Adjustment Layers panel.
We still see its unfamiliar window, but we can already draw a parallel with Levels. Firstly, you can press the black and white points using similar sliders.
There is no gamma slider here, since it is implemented a little differently here. Namely, you can set your own anchor points and edit the brightness and color components at your own discretion, despite this tool working with the priority of highlights or shadows.
Now we are free to choose what we will edit and what not. And we will look at this in more detail in the next chapter.
Color correction in Photoshop. Chapter 2
As we have already understood, curves and levels are generally similar in their operating principles, curves are just a more flexible tool. In fact, we have already encountered the curve, we did not know it. Tools such as Brightness/Contras, Exposure, Levels, they all operate on a certain curve when making their corrections, we just don’t see it. Let's now take a closer look at the capabilities of curves.
At the very top, you can toggle the display of settings for either the mask or the curve itself.
But sometimes it can be a good thing Starting point for further adjustments, but I still did not recommend using them, especially this one. Cancel all settings and move on.
Now click on this icon.
This tool doesn’t have a name, so we’ll just call it a finger, although this is not very correct, since a tool with that name already exists in Photoshop. But from the context, I think it will be clear which finger we mean. So, when we have selected a finger, then let's move it along our picture, we will see that a circle appears on the curve.
This circle is responsible for displaying the brightness area of \u200b\u200bthe pixels at which we hover the cursor. Let's desaturate our image to better understand how the brightness is distributed in the image. Now let's select the curves layer and the finger again. Look, the darkest areas are located at the bottom of the curve, then the midtones are located, and the light tones are located higher and higher. A curve can be understood as a straight line that is simply rotated 45 degrees, with dark tones at the beginning and light tones at the end. Let's now set a point in the dark tones area and drag it down.
And now in the light area we will pull it up.
Our contrast has increased. Those. We have now done everything the same as with the Brightness/Contrast or Levels tool, but now we can control the process. For example, I don't want to darken the shadows so much, I can weaken the effect of this point.
In addition to the highlights, it would be nice to lighten the midtones a little, just set new point in the area of light tone and raise it up. Now you can not only increase contrast, relying on the algorithms of the tools, but also redistribute the brightness characteristics yourself. The advantage of curves is that we can increase contrast without losing detail. If when using exposure to brighten an image we had to put up with the loss of information in the highlights, then here it can be done without losing information.
For example, we are happy with the shadows and midtones, let's then put dots on this line to fix the values. If we place points neither above nor below this line, then the image will not change. To make sure that a point is on a straight line, you need to look at these values - they must match.
Now that we've got the dots in place, let's move on to the lights. We put a point and pull it up. Firstly, the brightness changes only in highlights, since we recorded other ranges, and secondly, if we move the point so high, a cutoff will be created and we will lose information. If we do not raise it so much and the curve here retains the shape of an arc without sharp corners, then the information will be preserved. If we still want to raise the brightness even higher, but do not want to lose information, then we can do this: first raise it to the degree required, and then add another point after it and edit the curve so that there is no cutoff.
And notice that the steeper the curve, if the angle is greater than 45 degrees, the greater the contrast in that area. If it is less than 45 degrees, then the contrast drops. As we can see, between these two points the contrast has increased, between these it has decreased, but since there are shadows there, we are not very concerned about this. And you should always avoid this shape of the curve. With it, the contrast is completely lost and this brightness area fades.
Chapter 3
Like levels, curves also have the ability to work with each color channel of the image separately.
Let's use the red channel as an example to understand how this works. As we already went through, if we make the red channel brighter, the image will become lighter and redder. To do this, you need to place the curve higher midline.
If we place below the center line, the image will darken and acquire a cyan tint.
We can say that we moved the gamma slider in Levels. And that’s all we could do with the help of levels, so as not to lose information, since other manipulations would lead to cutoffs. But in curves the situation is different, we can place several points and manipulate the color separately in dark, medium and light tones. For example, in the red channel we can move the shadows into the cyan channel, and simply return the midtones and highlights to their place.
Thus, coloring only the shadows, without losing information. And so we can redistribute the brightness in all 3 color channels, operating with their contrast and influencing the color.
Let's now talk about the rules for mixing colors in the RGB system. For example, when we add a red tint, we want the picture to darken rather than brighten. This means that instead of raising the brightness in the red channel, we need to lower the green and blue channels alternately. Those. we need to mix 2 colors opposite green and blue - magenta and yellow.
Same with everything else. If we want to get cyan, which will brighten the picture, then we need to brighten the green and blue channels.
If we want to get dark green, then we need to darken the red and blue channels, if we want light purple, then lighten the red and blue. If we want dark blue, then we need to darken the red and green channels. If we want light yellow, then we need to increase the brightness in the red and green channels.
Knowing how colors mix, we can now begin toning our images. Let's look at a few popular schemes.
Basically, if you listen to artists, there are only two commonly used schemes for distributing shades in an image, these are “cold shadows - warm lights” or “cold lights and warm shadows.” The first scheme usually applies to outdoor photography, as the light creates the bright yellow sun, while the shadows reflect the cool light of the sky. Yes, if you didn't know, the sky is also a source of light. Let's implement this tint.
Create an adjustment layer with curves and go into the red channel and lower the shadows in it, coloring them cyan and raise the highlights, adding a warm red tint to them.
Now we go to the green channel and, so that the lights are not so red, we add green to this red. And we return the midtones and shadows to their place.
And now, in order to make the shadows blue, but not dark, we will not remove the green from the shadows, but for this we will go into the blue channel and there we will raise the shadows a little and lower the lights a little.
We can say that we have achieved the popular “cross-process” effect, which can often be seen in film photographs.
Chapter 4
Let's now look at another way to tone a photo using the cold shadows - warm lights scheme. Create an adjustment layer with curves. And first we climb into the green channel and raise the contrast there.
We make the shadows darker, showing purple there, and raise the highlights, but not higher than a straight line. We just put them back in place. In the blue channel, we simply lower the middle point down a little so that the picture becomes warm.
And finally, in the red channel, let's lower the shadows and bring the midtones and highlights back into place.
The picture became more contrast and a little darker. And the color here looks more natural than in the previous version. Although everything is a matter of taste.
Now let's look at a vintage version of the same circuit. It differs in that we will now not only move the points in the middle of the curve, but also manipulate the extreme ones. Let's raise the black point in the blue channel and lower the white point.
In principle, it already looks like a vintage cross-process, but let’s say that the blue in the shadows was not so poisonous, let’s go into the red channel and there we will lower the shadows and return the midtones and highlights to their place.
If we want the black point to be raised more, then we will also need to connect the green channel. Create a new adjustment layer with curves and do the same operations in the blue channel. And now we go into the green channel and here we also raise the black point, and return the midtones and highlights to their place.
For such low-contrast tinting, it is still better to prepare the image in advance. To do this, create a Hue/Saturation layer under the adjustment layer with the curve and lower the saturation of the image a little.
Now let’s create a layer with curves and increase the contrast. Now this tint fits perfectly.
The main thing is not to overdo it and know when to stop.
Now let’s look at the “cold light - warm shadows” scheme. Cold light is the light of the sky. And warm shadows are for color contrast. Our brain perceives pictures that are not monochromatically colored much better, but where there is color contrast (the contrast between warm and cold colors is a good example).
First, create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and lower the saturation of the image.
Now let's create an adjustment layer with curves and go into the blue channel first. There we raise the lights strongly to color them blue, and return the shadows to their place.
In general, the color contrast has already been created, but let's tint the lights a little more so that the blue is not so poisonous. We climb into the green channel and raise the lights there, but not as much as in the blue channel, and return the shadows to their place. This way we got quite natural colors and a beautiful cold sky light.
Now let's color the picture in warm shades, but this still requires color contrast, which we will not forget to take into account. Create a layer with curves and go into the green channel.
Here we lower the shadows quite strongly and return the midtones, literally increasing the light a little due to the bending of the arc. Now we go to the blue channel and here we raise the lights a little, and move the shadows down a lot until a rich red-orange hue appears.
If the image is too reddened, you can lower the midtones in the red channel a little.
This tinting gives the image a rich, warm color without losing color contrast. It is often used wedding photographers. Don't forget that you can combine tones, put them into groups and adjust the balance by adjusting the Opacity slider.
Chapter 5
For this we need brightness masks. Let's make them. To do this, go to the Channels tab and left-click on the RGB channel while holding down the Ctrl key.
Thereby creating a highlight in terms of brightness. Now switch to the Layers tab and create a new Curves adjustment layer. And we automatically add a brightness mask.
Now, while holding down the Alt key, click on the mask and adjust the Feather parameter in the settings until the mask acquires blurry outlines. In general, we can leave it as it is, but I would recommend further editing the mask in order to more accurately separate the light areas from the dark. Using the Ctrl+L combination, call up the Levels tool and there we tighten the black point and white point, and also slightly shift the gamma towards darkening. Now we have clearly selected only light colors and we can start editing.
First, we can lower the brightness and bring out the details, creating a fake HDR look.
But in this way we sacrifice soft light, which we, on the contrary, wanted to enhance. But still remember about this possibility. Let's now raise the middle tones and, in order not to lose information in the very light ones, create another point higher along the arc and slightly lower the curve in this place. This way we achieved a very soft lifting of the light tones, thereby increasing the contrast.
Let's now also work on the shadows. We hide the adjustment with curves and go to Channels again. Ctrl-click on RGB to create a selection again. Then we move again to Layers and create a new adjustment layer with curves. Place it under the layer that corrects the lights. Let's rename the top one to Highlights and the bottom one to Shadows. In order for the selection to affect the shadows, invert the mask of the Shadows layer by clicking on the mask and pressing Ctrl+i.
While holding Alt, click on the shadow layer mask and blur it using the Feather slider. Then use the combination Ctrl+L to call the Levels tool and there we again tighten the white and black points to completely isolate the shadow area from the highlights. Now we can start manipulation. Again, do not forget that you can highlight information in the shadows, making them more detailed, but losing the volume of the picture.
But we'd better darken them a little. Please note that not only does the contrast increase very gently, but we also carry out manipulations with one, maximum two points, we do not need to focus on the range, because it is already specified using a mask.
Now let's combine these layers into a group by selecting them and pressing Ctrl+G and reducing the Opacity a little.
In this article you will learn all the intricacies of modern processing and color correction of a portrait from Alexandra Bochkareva.
I shoot mostly portraits of young girls in natural natural conditions- The unity of man and nature seems to me the most advantageous. Nature is the best decorator. It is also very important that during the shooting there is mutual understanding between me and the model. On mine best photos depicted are those people with whom we were on the same wavelength, who understood what I wanted from them in the process of work.
An important place in my portfolio is occupied by close-ups, so I pay special attention to details, emotions and external data of the model. At the same time, in most of my portraits, the models completely lack makeup and styling: the entire emphasis is on their naturalness and natural beauty.
For most of these portraits I use Soviet manual lenses, most often my favorite Helios 77m-4. I really like the softness it gives to photo cards.
Like most photographers, I find models for shooting myself. I love working with red-haired girls, with models of atypical appearance and beauty - they have a special charm.
I process all my photographs only in Photoshop. Having opened a photo in Camera Raw, I first try to bring it closer to the picture that I see in my head: I equalize the exposure, skin tone, add contrast and brightness to the photo. And then I begin the main process of retouching and processing.
I’ll tell you about it using the example of this photograph, which I took in St. Petersburg this summer.
During the shooting, the model sat opposite me. At home, after reviewing the pictures from different angles, I chose this one for processing: I really liked the girl’s look and the magical light in the frame.
Let's go through all the stages of editing together. This is what the Raw file looked like before we started:
Photo taken in sunny day summer weather, so there are a lot of warm yellow tones in the picture. We need to remove this excessive warmth to make the portrait more expressive and spring-fresh. We will also remove excess redness from the skin and give the leaves an emerald tint. To add brightness and richness to the portrait, we will pay great attention to color correction.
So let's get started
Open the file in Camera Raw and take the following steps.
In the main settings, we lower the temperature of the photo - this will help give freshness to the portrait and make it lighter. Then we increase the overall brightness of the image (Exposure) and set the black point. The photo becomes lighter and more voluminous. Now go to another Adobe Camera Raw tab, Grayscale, and edit the sliders.
First we work with the sliders of red and orange shades - so that the berries and freckles become more expressive. Then - with yellow and green to highlight the color of the leaves and sunlight, passing through them.
When everything is ready, open the photo in Photoshop and adjust the cropping - to improve the composition of the frame, align it and remove unnecessary parts of the image. Carding:
Before we begin the process of retouching the image, duplicate the layer and go to the “Liquify” filter. Here we slightly correct the shape of the eyebrows and slightly add volume to the hair: I always try to ensure that the changes are subtle but significant, while the model remains herself.
Now let's move on to retouching
To do this we need two techniques. The first is frequency decomposition: here we do the main retouching of the portrait, cleaning the skin and background. The second is Dodge & Burn, with its help we draw the details of the image: eyes, highlights, freckles, hair and clean up the skin if there are any stains on it.
There are many methods of frequency decomposition; I use two-frequency decomposition using the Gaussian Blur and High Pass filters.
This is a creative process, so many tools can be involved. Specifically for color correction of this portrait we use selective color correction and curves. For the final result, we need cool shades, so we remove excess warmth using the sliders - in red, yellow, green. They will highlight the details of this photo - freckles, eyes, rose hips, making them brighter and more contrasting.
Then we open the curves, correct the saturation of the image and get more pronounced shades. To do this, we use the red and blue channels.
After this, we re-create the layers for the dodge-n-burn and again draw the details and volume of the card: we pass with a soft white brush over the highlights in the eyes, berries, leaves, hair, and with a black brush – over the eyebrows, eyelashes, so that they become more pronounced and detailed .
The final touches are to add contrast using the Brightness/Contrast sliders.
The image is ready.
Save the file to large size, then create a smaller copy for publication on the Web.
Thank you for your attention. I wish you all successful shots and creative inspiration!
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Hello, dear readers. You've probably heard many times about the existence color correction in photoshop. This article will describe in detail the principles and techniques of color correction in Photoshop.
This article will describe:
- what is color correction used for?
- What Photoshop tools can you use for color correction?
- examples of color correction
- how not to spoil the image
Why is color correction done?
There are many tutorials on color correction, but they only describe the principles of image processing. Before you start working with photographs, you need to understand what color correction is and what it is used for.
Color correction is Replacing the original color component, hue, tone and saturation of an image. It is used for several reasons.
1. It often happens that we see real colors that turn out completely different in the picture. This happens due to incorrect camera settings, poor quality shooting equipment or specific lighting. Technology does not have the ability to adjust to lighting in the same way as the human eye. This causes errors in the pictures.
2. Color defects. These include overexposure of the image, excessive darkness, haze or dullness of tones and colors.
3. Creative experiments. Color correction allows you to realize the photographer's plans. You can add fabulousness or brutality, expressiveness or dullness to your pictures. it all depends on the photographer’s intention.
Most often, this is done by decomposing the image into channels. There are several modes for editing:
- RGB - Red, Green, Blue. This is the most popular image editing mode. This is what you encounter most often.
- CMYK - Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK.
In this mode, white in the channels shows the maximum presence of color, and black, on the contrary, the minimum. If, for example, the Blue channel is completely filled with black, then there is no blue color in the image at all.
We briefly looked at what is color correction and what it is used for. Now it's time to move on to practice.
It's not for nothing that Photoshop has received the title of the most powerful tool for color correction. If you look at the Image -> Adjustment tab, you can understand that it is all about color correction.
It will take too much time to analyze all the tools, so let’s highlight the main ones: Levels - called by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+L, Curves - Ctrl+M, Hue/Saturation - Ctrl+U, Selective Color (Selective Colors) and Shadow/Highlights (Shadow/Light).
Examples of color correction
Let's look at three cases of using color correction using specific examples.
Incorrect color rendering
Look at this photo of a tiger:
There is a lot of red in the photo. For correction we will use curves (Image -> Adjustment -> Curves). Select the red channel and slightly lower the curve just below the middle, as shown in the figure:
Here's what we ended up with:
minimal manipulations significantly improved the quality of the image. Curves are very powerful tool. It is used in many photo editing tutorials.
Let's conclude: if in the picture increased content one color, you need to select the corresponding channel in the curves and reduce its content, as shown in the example.
Color defects
Take a look at this photo:
There is a lot of white haze and the colors are dull, but that can be fixed.
The Levels tool will help you deal with the haze. To call the tool, press Ctrl+L and set the following settings:
Take a closer look at the left side of the histogram. This is the haze. By moving the slider to the right, we increase the amount of dark tones and get rid of haze.
It's gotten a little better, but the result is still far from perfect. You need to lighten the kitten a little. Make a copy of the layer (Ctrl + J) and open Image -> Adjustment -> Shadow / Highlights (Shadow / Light). We make the following settings for shadows:
We made the photo lighter.
Initially, it was planned to lighten only the kitten, so we create a mask for the lightened layer and hide the background with a black brush, leaving only our model light.
Result:
The photo is already good. however, something is wrong. Let's open Image -> Adjustment -> Photo Filter and add a green or warm filter:
If you close your eyes to the initial quality of the image, we can say that we have achieved an excellent result. And here he is:
Color correction is done, but the photo needs to be retouched. This is another topic. Retouching tutorials are not hard to find.
Here is the result with a little retouching:
Creative approach to color correction
The first example will use a great source photo:
Apply a warm photo filter to it (Image -> Adjustment -> Photo Filter):
Create a new layer and fill it with color #f7d39e. Change the blending mode to Exclusion (Exception) and set the opacity to 25%
We get rid of the intermediate layer with the fill and look at the result:
The second example will demonstrate the principle of processing a portrait:
Let's take a picture with the fairly popular "whitening" mode. Create a copy of the layer (Ctrl+J), and press Ctrl+U to bring up the Hue/Saturation filter. Set Saturation to 0. The image will become black and white. Change the blending mode to Overlay and the opacity to 70-80%
Let's add an effect to the photo that is often used in modern cinema. Open our photo again to return to the original image. Press Ctrl+M to open the curve editor. Select the blue channel and add of blue color in dark colors. Go into editing mode for the blue channel and add blue to the dark tones. In light colors we lower the curve. This will give yellowness and will not allow the skin color to be lost.
This is what the photo looks like after correction in Photoshop:
Let's remove the purple tint by adding green to the dark tones. We also perform these actions using curves.
Minor adjustment of skin color:
At this point the processing can be completed.
How not to ruin a photo?
There are no specific rules on this issue. Color correction depends on the personal preferences of the photographer and his sense of proportion, but there are several recommendations:
- When using different tools, it is worth checking all kinds of settings. The result may be unexpected and unpredictable. And that's not always a bad thing.
- Make copies and duplicates of layers constantly. This will allow you to return to any stage of processing if something goes wrong.
- Get inspired by the work of professional photographers. This will allow you to develop your taste and achieve new, interesting results.
This completes the review of color correction examples.
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Hi all. I decided to write another lesson. At one time, many people asked me how I achieved this color. It's time to share this information with everyone. In fact, everything is extremely simple. Need 2 lightroom programs Adobe Photoshop and a little knowledge of working with layers. You may also need the Nik Software Color Efex Pro plugin.
It's no secret that autumn is a time of inspiration. Some mechanism is triggered that forces people to create: write poetry, paintings, compose music, and, of course, take photographs. Let's look at the photograph, or rather its processing in autumn style.
1. Romantic Effect Using Blue Color Overlay Color Overlay Effects - Part 1 We will use this photo: Color Overlay Effects - Part 1 Download it and open it in Photoshop. You can work on your own photo, but the settings will be slightly changed. Create an adjustment layer Selective color correction (Layer – Selective Color) with the following parameters: Color overlay effects – Part 1 Result: Color overlay effects – Part 1 Next, create an adjustment layer Layer – Hue/Saturation: Effects with color overlay – Part...
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End result: Beautiful moment Step 1 Open the photo of the girl in Photoshop. Double click on the background layer to unlock it. Call it “woman”. Create a New Layer below the photo layer and fill it with black using the Paint Bucket Tool. Beautiful Moment Step 2 This step is very important, we will create shadows on the girl. This will help create a focal point and define the illuminated area. Add a layer mask to the girl’s layer, select the Brush Tool with soft edges and 50% opacity. Outline in black...
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End result: Vintage photo effect Vintage photo effect Lesson resources: Photo of a girl Step 1 Open the image of the girl in Photoshop. Vintage photo effect Step 2 First of all, apply the Curves correction to the image of the girl. To brighten the photo, in the window that opens, select the white eyedropper, click on the brightest area in the image, for example, on a T-shirt, to set a white point. Vintage photo effectStep 3Add a Gradient Map adjustment layer to the girl’s image. In the Gradient Editor, select the set Blue, Yellow,...
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End result: Warm autumn tones in the photo Lesson resources: Image of a girl Step 1 Open the image of the girl in Photoshop and duplicate it (Ctrl + J). Change the copy's Blending Mode to Screen and reduce the opacity to 50% (the amount of opacity depends on the brightness of the image you are using. If necessary, sharpen it). Warm autumn tones in the photo Step 2 Add a new fill layer Color (Fill Layer - Solid Color), using the value #ff631d, and then change the Blending Mode to Hue (Blending Mode - Hue). Warm autumn tones...
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In this tutorial you will learn three ways to create beautiful golden skin using different color models: RGB, Lab and CMYK. By choosing new colors, you can set the shade that you like. To complete this tutorial, select an image good quality to get the best result. Lesson Resources: RGB Girl Open the girl image in Photoshop and duplicate it (Ctrl + J). If necessary, sharpen the image or soften the skin. Go to the Levels correction and in the dialog box that opens, click on the Options button. Options Midtones...
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Photoshop CS6 has 39 gradient settings that simulate photo toning. Click on the following screenshot to get the image in high resolution for printing.Photographic Toning in Photoshop CS6Step 1Open a photo in PhotoshopPhotographic Toning in Photoshop CS6Step 2Go to the Corrections panel (Window > Adjustments) and select Gradient Map.Photographic Toning in Photoshop CS6Step 3Click on the gradient to open the editor .Photographic toning in Photoshop CS6Step 4 Click on the gear icon and select from the list...
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1. Open your photo to which you want to apply the effect. Or select the photo shown below: Change Attractive Effect2. There are many ways to change the color of a photo, but I will choose the best one. Create a new adjustment layer Color Balance (Layer - Color Balance). Change Attractive Effect3. First let's add some photos warm colors: ChangeAttractive EffectAttractive EffectResult: ChangeAttractive Effect4. Adjust as shown below to create cool tones: Change Attractive Effect Attractive Effect Attractive Effect Result:...
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End result: Changing hair color in Photoshop Step 1 Open a photo of the girl in Photoshop. Changing hair color in Photoshop Step 2 Zoom in on the hair area and activate Quick Mask mode (Q). Use a soft brush to outline the hair. Changing the hair color in Photoshop Step 3 Return to normal mode (Q) and get this selection: Changing the hair color in Photoshop Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M), right-click on the canvas and select Invert Selection areas (Select Inverse). Then, in the same context menu, select Copy to a separate layer (Layer via...
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Good day, dear readers of our blog! Today we will talk about using curves (the curves tool) when working in Photoshop, which, without exaggeration, I use every time I process photographs. I hope this information will be useful and you will learn something for yourself, so let's go! Curves are probably the most powerful and useful tool Photoshop has! Knowing and understanding the logic of his work is simply necessary for a self-respecting photographer or retoucher. To better understand the curves, I recommend reading the article about the histogram. IN general case the curve allows you to change...
Since color correction in Adobe Photoshop is an incredibly broad and multifaceted topic, I want to immediately explain what this article is actually about and who it is addressed to. So, this article is addressed primarily to beginning retouchers, who, I hope, will be able to learn from it useful information O simple methods solving very specific color correction problems. Simply put, this article was written for those who want to quickly master simple but effective methods to immediately try them out in practice. For those who are interested in a deep understanding of the process, I recommend turning to more academic ones...
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