After the trip, I “put all the photos on the table” due to lack of free time and, after only two years, I returned to this series. I didn't like the color of this shot initially, as the combination of bare stones and green trees caused a slight dissonance. The photo seemed too contrasty and I decided to change the whole tone of the picture, changing the color of the leaves and turning summer into autumn.

Summer to autumn

Why did I tell you this story? Do not rush to throw away photos that at first glance seem uninteresting to you. Perhaps with the right framing or changing the tone of the shot, you can improve them.

1 Any action in Photoshop can be done in several ways. In this tutorial, I will apply Selective Color. This tool allows us to adjust the color we have chosen.

2 Open our photo and go to Image-Adjustments-Selective Color.

3 Select the color we need (in this case, green, we change the color of the leaves) and set the parameters shown in the screenshot.

4 Cyan we clean and Magentaand Yellow we raise to the maximum, since in color autumn leaves Both of these colors are present.

5 NB! You must remember that all the values ​​used in this tutorial are specific to this photo! On the example of another work, the values ​​\u200b\u200bmay be slightly changed. Don't be afraid to experiment!

6 We get the following result:

7 Go back to Selective Color and set the following values:

8 We get:

9 In the photo we see a bust with red color. We will remove it to get a more saturated yellow. AT last time go to Selective Color:

10 Final photo:

This tone looks much more interesting, it harmonizes better with water and stones and makes the color contrast of the photo weaker.

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It's no secret that autumn is a time of inspiration. Some kind of mechanism works that makes people create: write poetry, paintings, compose music, and, of course, take photographs. Let's deal with photography, or rather its processing in the autumn style.

Let's take this picture and open it in the RAW converter:

Nothing special needs to be configured. The only thing worth paying attention to is the brightness of the image. We will increase it by processing the photo in Photoshop, so if there are very bright areas in the photo, it is better to mute them.

We press "OK". The picture opens in Photoshop`e. Make a copy of the layer (Ctrl + J):

For further processing, you will need the "Color Efex Pro" plugin. It is not included in the standard delivery of Photoshop. It needs to be downloaded separately. In the plugin interface, select "Cross Balance". The default settings are fine. If something does not suit you, you can adjust. There are no restrictions here. The point of processing is to make the colors warmer, but they should not change completely. The original colors just need to become a little more beautiful, richer.

Something like that:

Now let's move on to lighting. We will perform it using a curve. Create an adjustment layer and brighten the image.

Overexposed areas can be smoothed out with a mask.

Further processing is not required. It all depends on the image and personal preference.

We make the picture more contrast and warmer. To do this, use "Brightness / Contrast" and "Color Balance":

That's all.

To achieve a similar effect without using third-party plugins, you can create a Color Balance adjustment layer, and set the settings as in the following screenshot. For different shots, the settings will vary, so you should not strictly adhere to them.

the screenshot shows the difference between the processing options, but it is removed by additional time spent searching for the appropriate settings.

Let's consider one more example.

Open Raw:

We convert:

Open in Photoshop:

Duplicate the layer and open Color Efex again. We use the same settings, only this time we set the Strength value to 50%. The default settings make the photo too red.

Click OK and change the layer's blend mode to Soft Light. Mask correct bad places:

Using the curve we make the picture lighter. We remove the places of overexposure with a mask:

Here is the whole process step by step:

Explanation of editing steps:
1 - Open the original.
2 - Convert Raw
3 - With the help of Color Balance we make the picture warmer.
4 - Brighten the photo with curves.
5 - Color Balance add another autumn effect.
6 - Levels (Levels) select the blue channel and shift the white point towards yellow.
7 - Once again Levels. We make it brighter.
8 - With the help of Vibrance we increase the saturation.
9 - Remove extra stains.
10 - We make a blackout where necessary and carry out a general tone correction.

That's all. Good luck with your experiments with autumn shots.

In this tutorial, the author will show us how to create a simple portrait effect using adjustment layers and blending modes. This tutorial is good for those portrait photos that need to add a lost effect or give the photo a modern hipster look.

We will apply several adjustment layers. Gradient Map(Gradient Map) and experiment with blending modes to give the photo brown autumn tones.

For convenience, you can even create Action(Action), which greatly organizes all your actions with just one click. The description of creating an Action is described in detail.

Simple Settings Gradient Map(gradient maps) and Levels(Levels) along with blending modes will open up other possible combinations.

So, let's begin. We will work with this photo.

Step 1

First, let's transfer the photo to Adobe Photoshop, or open it (ctrl + O).

Gradient Map(gradient map). The author uses a gradient called « Platinum» , which is essentially the same as black to white. Therefore, you can use a black and white gradient. Next, change the blend mode of this adjustment layer to Hue(Color tone), and also set Opacity(Opacity) of this layer - 30% .

Step 2

Create an adjustment layer again Gradiant Map(Gradient Map) and apply a gradient called " Gold- Copper» (Gold - Copper). Change the blend mode of this layer to Soft light(soft light) and lower Opacity(Opacity) of this layer to 50%.

Step 3

Create another adjustment layer Gradient Map(Gradient Map) and apply an effect called « Sepia4" (Sepia 4) and change the blending mode of this layer to Ccolor(Color) and change Opaccity(Opacity) of this layer to 15%.

Step 4

Create a New Adjustment Layer exposure(Exposure) and apply the settings as in the screenshot.

So the result is:

Step 5

Create a New Adjustment Layer selective color(Selective color correction) and apply some settings, as in the screenshot.

Step 6

Create a New Adjustment Layer Curves(Curves) and apply the following settings:

The result that comes out is:

Step 7

Now press the key combination twice Alt+ Shift+ ctrl+E. Name the top copy of the merged layers « lighten» with blend mode Screen(Screen) with Opacity(Opacity) - 0% , and the bottom « darken» with blend mode Multiply(multiply) or overlay(Overlap) with Opacity(Opacity) - 0%. Now you can regulate Opacity(Opacity) of each of these two layers, applying the effect in the way you like best.

Note. author: if you are recordingAction (Action), then in this case it will be convenient to combine all the layers into one group ( ctrl + G ) .You can name this group « Autumn tones » .

Photoshop lesson in which Alexey Kuzmichev will tell you about the autumn toning of photos. November has already begun and most likely many have accumulated a large number of autumn photos, so today we will just learn how to process them.

The final result of the lesson is shown in the screenshot below.

Open the photo with which we will work.

First of all, let's work with the color in the photo. To do this, we will use an adjustment layer "Selective color correction" (Selective Color).

On the Red Channel:

• Meaning blue set -31;
• Yellow +25;
• Black+85 to add contrast. And be sure to follow the results.

• Yellow +25;
• Black +30.

Next in line is the Green Channel:

• Purple +10;
• Yellow -6;
• Black +100.

Cyan, Blue and White channels:

• We reduce Black up to -100.

Thus, we enhance the highlights - they become more contrasting and the photo acquires additional volume.

Black channel:

• Blue +2;
• Yellow -2;
• We reduce Black to -3 for a slight haze.

Close the adjustment layer and look at the result after applying it. If it seems that the effect is too strong, then you can lower the "Opacity" of this layer. In our example, we will lower it to 80%.

After this manipulation, we may have small defects on the skin. So now we will quickly correct them. Create a merged copy of the layers using the keyboard shortcut "Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E". We will not carry out detailed retouching. Now just smooth out the skin a bit. For this we will use a regular filter. Go to "Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur" (Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur). Since the photo was taken from a fairly large distance, this can be done.

Set the radius to 2 pixels to hide all the main defects.

Well, to return a little skin texture, we will use "Filter -> Noise -> Add noise" (Filter -> Noise -> Add noise).

Set the effect to 3% and click OK.

Now add a mask to this layer and fill the mask with black. To do this, simply select the layer mask and press the keyboard shortcut "Alt + Del".

Now take a brush white color. Set the Opacity of the brush to 30% and the Pressure to 50%. Those places that we have problematic, we begin to slowly tint, thereby masking the defects.

The next step is to soften the hard shadows that are present near the nose. To do this, create an empty layer, take a regular brush. In the settings, reduce the transparency and pressure to 15%. Next, hold down the Alt key and select a color from a light area of ​​the skin and gently brush over the dark areas where we need to soften the shadows.

Create a "Selective Color" adjustment layer again. In the Red channel:

• Blue -8;
• Black +3.

Yellow channel:

• Yellow -85.

White channel:

• Black-10 to boost highlights.

Close the adjustment layer. The opacity can be turned down a bit if the effect is too strong. In our case, we will lower it to 80%. At this stage, the photo looks like this.

The next step is to create a Color Adjustment Layer. Choose a color a0ad86. Set the blending mode for it to “Multiplication” (Multiply) and reduce the opacity to 25%.

Create a Gradient Adjustment Layer. Choose a color for it from black to white. The white part should be on top. Scale 100%, Angle 90, Style - Linear.

Change the blending mode for this layer to “Soft light” (Soft Light) and lower the Opacity and Fill to about 70%.

Set the Blend Mode for this layer to Darken and lower the Opacity to 60% and the Fill to 40%.

Create a "Selective Color" adjustment layer again. In the yellow channel:

• Blue +7;
• Purple +35;
• Yellow -38.

Neutral channel:

• Blue +15;
• Purple +4;
• Yellow +6.

Then reduce the Opacity of this layer to 60%.

Create an adjustment layer "Color" (Color). Choose color number 827460 . Set the blending mode for the layer to "Hard Light" (Hard Light). Lower the Opacity and Fill to 50%.

To enhance the contrast, you can duplicate the Selective Color layer. To do this, go to the layer below and press the key combination "Ctrl + J". Next, drag the layer to the very top, change its blending mode to "Soft Light" and reduce its opacity to 30-35%.

After that, create an adjustment layer "Juiciness" (it can also be called "Vibration") (Vibrance).

• juiciness +35;
• Saturation +12.

Well, the final layer "Color balance" (Color Balance). Let's add some tint to the "Light" Tone:

• Upper +5;
• Average -2;
• Lower -5.

Now we can sharpen the final image. Create a merged copy of all layers "Shift + Ctrl + Alt + E" and go to "Filter -> Sharpen -> Contour sharpness" (Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask). Effect and Radius select the one that will look best on your photo. In our case:

• Effect 100;
• Radius 1,4.

We get the final version of the photo processing.

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