The Curves panel is probably one of Adobe Photoshop’s most frequently used tools, next to Levels. But did you know that there is a tried and tested way to quickly get perfectly color corrected images every once in a while? Knowing this basic technique will save you hours and hours of effort when learning how to color correct your images in Photoshop.
Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect Take us through an anti-fog system that identifies three key areas to begin fine-tuning your image’s colors. At the same time, you also learn important ways to use the “Difference” degree blend mode to define key areas of an image.
In the demo, Unmesh made quick and easy color corrections for two images that had a significant layer of color on them while still managing to retain highlight and shadow detail. Plus, he also showed us how to select just skin tones in the Hue/Saturation panel and how to tweak it all to perfection.
Finally, he shows us an automated way to do everything described previously. But wait, before you get upset, knowing how to get things done is more important than knowing how to get things done with the click of a button, right?
Unmesh also offers a secret weapon that turns out to be the ultimate deciding factor in the use of these tools; Watch the video to learn about this.
If you decide to try the process yourself, Unmesh has provided downloads of two images, featured in this video. So did you learn anything from Unmesh’s three-point color correction with Curves? Let me know if it makes any difference from what you did.
