Exercise 13 - managing colour

There are a number of ways to 'manage colour' in Photoshop: -

1. Using Auto Colour via the menu bar: Image > Auto colour. This is the most radical option because its automatic and it discards image information - one click and its done.
2. Using Auto Colour via a Levels or Curves adjustment layer.
3. Using the 'eyedroppers' via a Levels or Curves adjustment layer.

All three options give similar results. My personal preference is option 3 because you can hope around the image selecting different coloured areas until you find one that give the desired result.

The three images selected were shot in JPEG. They have been colour corrected only and would all require further post processing prior to use.

Image 1 - blue colour cast

Image 1 - colour corrected

Image 2 - mixed lighting, flourescent and daylight

Image 2 - colour corrected

Image 3 - mixed lighting, soduim and halogen



Image 3 - colour corrected