Adobe 23101764 Tutorial - Page 35

COLOR ADJUSTMENT Color adjustment options in Photoshop CS can help you to make your digital photos look more natural. To color correct your images, follow these steps: 1. Open the image you wish to correct. 2. In the main menu, go to Image > Adjustments > Levels. You will see a dialog box displaying a diagram of the colors in your image (Figure 11). The black triangle is for shadows, the gray is for midtones, the white is for highlights. In the Channels dropdown menu, you can choose between RGB, Red, Green, or Blue. These indicate whether your changes effect all the colors, or just one (red, green, or blue). Figure 11. Levels dialog box 3. Make sure the Preview box is checked off. Choose the channel you wish to change and drag the triangles. Dragging the black triangle to the right will make the shadows in your photo darker; dragging the white triangle to the left will make the highlights in your photo lighter; dragging the gray triangle to the left will make the midtones in your photo lighter, dragging it to the right will make the midtones darker. You will be able to see the changes in your image (Figure 12 a and b). Selecting just one color channel can alter the color of your photo completely. Adobe Photoshop CS 35