Color Correcting Photographs Using the Curves Adjustment
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Color Correcting Photographs Using the Curves Adjustment

on Oct 26th 2011 with 11 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Photoshop
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Estimated Completion Time: 8 Minutes

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

There are a number of ways that you can color correct an image in Photoshop. The method that we are going to be demonstrating in this tutorial is through the use of a curves adjustment layer. Some of the advantages of using a curves adjustment layer for this type of correction is that the image file size is minimally impacted and you can easily go back at anytime to modify your adjustments if your not satisfied with the results. Let’s get started!

 
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Michael Rather is the Founder and CEO of The Digital Photography Connection, a training resource for professional and amateur photographers. Rather is also the author of numerous Photoshop and Lightroom training DVDs and online courses, and is the host of Photoshop for Digital Photographers, Lightroom for Digital Photographers, and Photography Quick Tips.  

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  • naftolimann

    FYI to find the greypoint,

    1. Fill a new layer with 50 percent grey
    2. Set layer to difference mode, any black area is the grey point.

    (in difference mode all similar pixels to the layer below turn black)

    • Kate

      This! This comment save all the time that i spent watching useless “photoshop-shortcuts-tutorial”.

  • MD

    wow thanks so much this is one of the most usefull tutorial ive seen !!! amazing .
    i was waiting for that to learn some small tricks like this one

  • Leopoldo De Rosenzweig

    I have known this Dan Margulis’s stuff since 2004

  • Trevor

    Thanks for Tut., nice picture but horizon does not appear straight or is it my eyes!

  • http://wonderfultime.biz Ben

    I always keep white balance a little off. This makes photographs more interesting in my opinion.

  • Mary

    Thnx for the tut! I think it’s a pity you didnt straighten the horizon.

  • Chris

    If you’re trying to correct the color of the image you don’t want to find the point that is currently grey, but the point that should be grey. This is why, in the example, selecting a grey point in the naturally bluish clouds turns the image to a warm tone.

  • Timarthy

    Blur>average your original image to find the greypoint.

  • http://www.tonatooni.blogspot.com Rakib khan

    Nature photograph, but some darkness.

  • Sara

    Very useful! Thank you!!