Color Correction

Understanding the Photoshop Technique The Color Correction photoshop technique identifies the average color of the photo, Inverts the color and blends it into the photo.

1. Original photo	2. Average color identified	3. Average color inverted
4. Color blended into photo	5. Saturation increased	6. Further tweaking of color

Photoshop Action

If you want to apply the effect without following the tutorial, download and run the Photoshop action instead.

Photoshop Action Instructions:

1. Download the Photoshop action to your computer.
2. Run Photoshop . Inside the Actions pallet (Window> Actions), click on the menu button and select Load Actions .
3. Locate and select the action set file and click Load .
4. Open (File> Open or Ctrl/Cmd+O) the image to apply the effect to.
5. Select the Color Correction Photoshop action from the Actions palette and click the play button .

Before We Begin Download the sample photo and open it in Photoshop . If you want to work with one of your own photo, choose a photo that needs color correction.

Step One

Before editing the photo, duplicate the current layer (Ctrl/Cmd+J) so that we have a backup layer with the original image. The first thing we need to do is to identify the average color in the photo. Apply an Average filter (Filter> Blur> Average) on the top layer.

Original photo

Average color in original photo

Step Two

To Invert the color, simply use the Invert tool (Image> Adjustments> Invert or Ctrl/Cmd+I). After inverting the color, change the blending mode of the corrent layer to " Color " and reduce the opacity to 50%.

Step Three

After applying the color correction, the photo may look dull. Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Hue/Saturation) and increase the saturation .

The Hue/Saturation tool

Step Four

To tweak the color, select the middle layer and use the Hue/Saturation tool (Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation or Ctrl/Cmd+U) to adjust the hue. Move the hue input slider left for a warmer tone or to the right for a cooler tone.

The Hue/Saturation tool

Final Results

Before

After

Tips for Better Results

If the photo contains gray areas such as cement, create a selection of the cement before applying the Average filter. Then, use the eye dropper tool to select the color inside the selection and use the paint bucket tool to fill the layer with the selected color.