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Correcting Underwater Photos

Author: FotoFects Author's URL: http://www.fotofects.com More by this author
Added:Mar 29, 2005 Rating:   Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop  

Correct the colors and contrast of underwater photos.

image 1 1. Open the image for editing.
image 2 2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).
image 3 3. Apply an "Average" filter (Filter> Blur> Average).
image 4 4. Invert the layer (Ctrl+I).
image 5 5. Change the layers' blending mode to "Overlay".
image 6 6. Add a "Photo Filter" adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Photo Filter) and apply the following properties:

Filter: Warming Filter (85)
Density: 25-75%
Preserve Luminosity: Checkmarked

image 7 7. Use the "Shadow/Highlight" Tool (Image> Adjustments> Shadow/Highlight) to increase the "Highlights".
Correcting Underwater Photos 8. Rollover the image on the left of this step to see the original image before this technique was applied.