The image on the left is my "before" photo; the one on the right is my "after."
The digital copy of this photograph came from a commercial scan of an old negative. It had been saved as a .jpg file.
I opened the .jpg in Photoshop and then saved it as a .psd file. I started by first creating a "levels" adjustment layer, and adjusting the "black point" and "white point" sliders to fit the histogram. I next decided that I wanted to increase the saturation and adjust the exposure of the background of the photo (the mountain). To do this, I used the magic wand to select the underexposed foreground of the photo. I used the "add to selection" and "subtract from selection" buttons from the options bar until I had all the dark foreground selected, and none of the light background. I then inverted the selection, so that the underexposed background portion was selected. I did edit>copy and edit>paste to duplicate this selection and move it to its own layer. Once I had it on its own layer, I used image>image adjustment>exposure and image>image adjustment>hue/saturation to adjust the exposure and increase the saturation. Once I was happy with the exposure and saturation of the background mountain, I created color balance and vibrance adjustment layers to further adjust the overall tone of the image. I finished by using filter>smart sharpen.
Hi Kathleen, good job on your project, your “after” picture almost looks like a painting. By doing the adjustments that you did, it really brought out a lot more detail in the picture. I liked how you used the saturation on this, it really brought it to life. If I could make one suggestion, it would probably be to select the blue sky and clouds and to darken them up. I think it would make the blue sky and white clouds stand out more and add to the picture. Good job though!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Thomas. This image is far better now after your corrections but I think the middle ground is a little to saturated in comparison to the sky. Bringing out the sky more would help to create a completely cohesive image.
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