Photoshop 7 - How to correct color in an improperly lit photo
I have a photo (see attached) which has a brownish tint. How can I adjust the colors so that I can get a more realistic image.
I've been manually --trial and error- adjusting cyan, magenta, etc. to no avail. Surely there must be an easier way.
No I can't afford to upgrade to new Photoshop. Severe cash flow problems here.
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I've been manually --trial and error- adjusting cyan, magenta, etc. to no avail. Surely there must be an easier way.
No I can't afford to upgrade to new Photoshop. Severe cash flow problems here.
help.jpg
I think it's the lighting that needs touched up. I'll upload a quick sample so you can see the result. I'm just guessing what you're looking for. Like jaxbrian said, if you can give more details on "realistic" maybe we can give better directions. 
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What I'm looking for is more white.
the overall tint is too brown. The chrome on the camera is brown. the background on which the camera is resting is brown. it should be white.
the overall tint is too brown. The chrome on the camera is brown. the background on which the camera is resting is brown. it should be white.
more thank likely you are going to need to adjust both the curves, levels and exposure. this is going to be a trial and error until you get the results that you are looking for.
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I upgraded from Photoshop 7 quite some time ago so my screenshots are from CS4 but the process should be basically the same.
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Crap! don't push enter while uploading a screenshot lol. it will submit the whole thing lol. I guess I'll finish my post here.
red - output=155, input=192
Green - output=173, input=191
blue - output=88, input=73
RGB - output=81, input=41
Then open up the levels. image > adjustments > levels
This is just to brighten up the photo a tad to make the shadows more visible.
and that will give you a much more even color on your lighting.
I hope this helps.
red - output=155, input=192
Green - output=173, input=191
blue - output=88, input=73
RGB - output=81, input=41
Then open up the levels. image > adjustments > levels
This is just to brighten up the photo a tad to make the shadows more visible.
and that will give you a much more even color on your lighting.
I hope this helps.
Image -> Adjustments and then you will see "levels" and "curves"
if that is not what you are looking for, describe the more realistic tone you are looking for in the picture and I will see if i can get what you are looking for