Photoshop Quick Tips:
Ryan,Billy,et al.,
If you are using PS, then no need to start all over. And as far as color
rendition and your lens, don't worry any more brain cells about it. We,
photographers have the best equipment probably ever made and even cheap lenses
are better than older expensive lenses, the glass just can't compete with
today's technology. If you were shooting fashion and needed accurate color, then
maybe,maybe the lens would be an issue, but the lighting would have more effect
than the possible color shift in the lens.
Here's a quick tutorial on a "quick way to do stuff to your images.
1. Open the image and "duplicate" it. Close the original.
2. On the layers side, right click on the background layer and create a new layer,"duplicate" layer and call it "saturation"
3.Either go to "adjustments" and then "saturation" or if you have the big Photoshop, go down to "selective color"
3a. If saturation, go in and saturate the entire image, go beyond what you want and then come back. The whole time, just look at the tiger, not the grass or any thing else.
3b. If "selective colors", open box and start at "red" and at the bottom of the box, you'll see sliders,grab the "black" slider and slide it towards the right. This will show you the effect of intensifying the red in the image and only the red. If you slide it towards the left, it will decrease the "red" in the image. Now, if you slide the individual sliders,cyan,magenta,yellow, you are adjusting those colors in the "reds" only! So if you have a "red" and you want a warmer red, then take the yellow slider and slide it towards the right and the "reds" in the image will get more yellowy!!!
3c. Just play with the red and yellow, for this test.
4.Now,regardless if you used the "saturation or selective colors",you can now go over with the tools and above the "bucket or gradient tool", is the "eraser" click on that.The "brush should be about 100-200 and soft and @ 100%.
5. Enlarge the image to atleast 100%, more if this is the first time that you've used a brush.
6. Now just erase away the effect from anywhere you DON'T want the effect, so in this case, everything but the tiger, go ahead, I'll wait..............................Looks good Huh!
7. If you're happy with this effect/adjustment. then flatten the image, but make sure you're done with this layer.
2. On the layers side, right click on the background layer and create a new layer,"duplicate" layer and call it "saturation"
3.Either go to "adjustments" and then "saturation" or if you have the big Photoshop, go down to "selective color"
3a. If saturation, go in and saturate the entire image, go beyond what you want and then come back. The whole time, just look at the tiger, not the grass or any thing else.
3b. If "selective colors", open box and start at "red" and at the bottom of the box, you'll see sliders,grab the "black" slider and slide it towards the right. This will show you the effect of intensifying the red in the image and only the red. If you slide it towards the left, it will decrease the "red" in the image. Now, if you slide the individual sliders,cyan,magenta,yellow, you are adjusting those colors in the "reds" only! So if you have a "red" and you want a warmer red, then take the yellow slider and slide it towards the right and the "reds" in the image will get more yellowy!!!
3c. Just play with the red and yellow, for this test.
4.Now,regardless if you used the "saturation or selective colors",you can now go over with the tools and above the "bucket or gradient tool", is the "eraser" click on that.The "brush should be about 100-200 and soft and @ 100%.
5. Enlarge the image to atleast 100%, more if this is the first time that you've used a brush.
6. Now just erase away the effect from anywhere you DON'T want the effect, so in this case, everything but the tiger, go ahead, I'll wait..............................Looks good Huh!
7. If you're happy with this effect/adjustment. then flatten the image, but make sure you're done with this layer.
BUT WAIT, IF YOU ACT NOW, WE'LL INCLUDE ANOTHER GREAT TOOL
TUTORIAL!!!
Here's another easy tool and sometimes simpler to use for larger
areas.
1. Follow the instructions above to create a "duplicate"layer.
2. Over on the tools, find the "sponge" tool,which is usually under the "burn/dodge" tools. Click on the sponge. Above you'll see, "Brush" size,saturation,desaturation and also "Flow".
3. Set the brush for a soft brush, and depending on the size of the area to work, a brush relative to that size and if this is the first time, then small, maybe100 pixels, to start. Click on Saturation and then about 20-30% for flow.
4. Now, just brush or paint in the saturation and it might take a few strokes,since you're set at 20-30% flow,which is like "thinning" out the paint. If you overlap, it will be twice as strong or so. Go ahead, I'll wait...................Looks good too,huh!
2. Over on the tools, find the "sponge" tool,which is usually under the "burn/dodge" tools. Click on the sponge. Above you'll see, "Brush" size,saturation,desaturation and also "Flow".
3. Set the brush for a soft brush, and depending on the size of the area to work, a brush relative to that size and if this is the first time, then small, maybe100 pixels, to start. Click on Saturation and then about 20-30% for flow.
4. Now, just brush or paint in the saturation and it might take a few strokes,since you're set at 20-30% flow,which is like "thinning" out the paint. If you overlap, it will be twice as strong or so. Go ahead, I'll wait...................Looks good too,huh!
So, Billy and Ryan, these techniques will work with most programs that have
brushes and layers and these tools. I think "Selective Colors" may only be with
the big version of Photoshop.
Hope this helps and if anyone has any questions,ask away and I'll try and
answer them. I am no "GURU" when it comes to Photoshop and know the bare minimum
to get my images to where I think they should be, so some questions may be over
my bald head!
RIch
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