012: Better Photos With Color Correction

Today we discuss the age-old photography question: flash or no flash?

We also walk through step-by-step how to use Photoshop’s selective color adjustments to help fix bad lighting. More importantly, we do so as an adjustment layer which means the changes to our photo are non-destructive and completely transferable to another photo in the set.

Join us for tomorrow on some great techniques for softening up portraits.

  • posted on 15 October 2008
  • by Jesse

InterAction:

15 October 20081. Vijay:

Hi Jesse,

I am really looking forward to more web design related tutorials like how to make brainstorm ideas for logos (bad example, but you get the idea) and how to make great banners, etc. Will you be coming out with more of these after the photo section is finished?

- Vijay

15 October 20082. Jesse Gardner:

Hey Vijay: I'm going to be covering all different aspects of technology and design. This week is specifically focused on photography, but since web design is what I do every day, I'll most likely come back to it, have no fear! :)

16 October 20083. Drew:

Great show! Brings me back to my community college days. (Of course I was using Photoshop 5 back then.)

17 October 20084. Dan Wolfgang:

Since you're using CS3, you should give Camera Raw a shot--it will open jpgs. For fixing white balance, it's a great tool that is quite a bit faster and easier to use than Photoshop's other options (well, IMO, anyway).

Also, if you've got some time and aren't rushed to grab a photo in the moment, you should try manual white balancing with your camrea. Jaw droppingly-good white balance. You will immediately consider yourself a better photographer because the color will be so nice.

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