adjusting color balance

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gpetty
Feb 16, 2006
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I have a number of digital photos of my band, many of which were taken under tungsten light without flash. I’d like to improve the color balance by boosting the range of greens and blues somewhat but in a fairly consistent way from photo to photo and without making anything look too unnatural (e.g., no clipping).

Can anyone suggest a relatively straightforward recipe for making the adjustments in either Photoshop or ImageReady? Also, any other ideas for improving the overall appearance of the photos would be welcome. I’m familiar with the basic functions of the above programs but am not terribly experienced with optimally enhancing color or contrast.

Reduced resolution versions can be found here:

http://www.sundogsmadison.com/ContestPhotosFinalists.html

Note that some of the photos have already been deliberately converted to B&W or sepia by the photographer submitting the photo, so those aren’t relevant to my question.

thanks,

Grant
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Sonrise
Feb 16, 2006
"Grant W. Petty" wrote in message
I have a number of digital photos of my band, many of which were taken under tungsten light without flash. I’d like to improve the color balance by boosting the range of greens and blues somewhat but in a fairly consistent way from photo to photo and without making anything look too unnatural (e.g., no clipping).

Can anyone suggest a relatively straightforward recipe for making the adjustments in either Photoshop or ImageReady? Also, any other ideas for improving the overall appearance of the photos would be welcome. I’m familiar with the basic functions of the above programs but am not terribly experienced with optimally enhancing color or contrast.
Reduced resolution versions can be found here:

http://www.sundogsmadison.com/ContestPhotosFinalists.html
Note that some of the photos have already been deliberately converted to B&W or sepia by the photographer submitting the photo, so those aren’t relevant to my question.

thanks,

Grant

Try using one of the PS photo filters (81a, etc.). Filters>Photo filters. If there is one photo that seems acceptable, you can try the color match feature in PS CS2.

HTH

Sonrise
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Jason Warren
Feb 17, 2006
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Can anyone suggest a relatively straightforward recipe for making the adjustments in either Photoshop or ImageReady?

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thanks,

Grant
The latest Photoshop TV video podcast (feee at the iTunes music store) has a tip on doing this. ..and I was browsing the latest edition of Photoshop User magazine at B&N yesterday and there’s an article that has a number of approaches to doing this.

Jason

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carolyn
Feb 17, 2006
photo filter is a great way. in fact instead of the premade filters, choose the color picker in the photo filter window and click on the offensive color. now, with the color picker open, go to your choices of colrs in lab. don’t do anything to the L channel but change both the a and b channels to their opposites. for example, if it is says 20 in your a channel, change it to -20 and if it says -50, change it to 50 (positive number). now just adjust the density.

hope this helps,
carolyn

www.carolyncoffey.com

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