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Polarized Colour

Author: FotoFects More by this author

Added: Mar 28, 2005 Rating:

Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop

Enhance the color of the sky and other light areas to increase contrast and saturation.


	1. Open the image for editing.

	2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Difference.

	3. On the new layer, apply a Shadow/Highlight filter (Filter> Adjustments> Shadow/Highlight) with the following properties: Shadows: 0% Highlights: 100%

	4. Duplicate the Background layer (Ctrl+J) and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All) on the new layer.

	5. With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties: Layer: Merged Channel: RGB Invert: Unchecked Blending: Multiply Opacity: 100%

	6. Delete the top layer.

	7. On the top layer, use the Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) to apply the following properties: Brightness: -25 Contrast: +50

	8. With the layer mask selected, apply an Auto Levels (Ctrl+Shift+L) then change the blending mode to Multiply.

	9. Rollover the image in this step to see the original image before this technique was applied.