Photoshop tutorial, how to use Photo Filter to counter warm colors
Mar 26th, 2008 by Neo
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Photos taken under warm lights inside shopping centers always tend to produce too much warm colors. This might be good to normal eyes, but not to professional photographers. I received a few such comments from the photos of Amber Chia which I posted in a local photography forum which I participated in.
Take a look at the warm Amber Chia photo before any correction is done.
Of course, to counter this, photographers can use filters to correct those lighting conditions, but myself do not have one. Fear not, we can also seek help from Adobe Photoshop. I have just learned this Photoshop technique from some gurus in the photography forum which I will show you in this quick tutorial.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter.
Select a suitable photo filter to correct any unwanted lighting conditions, or simply to enhance any specific colors such as red, orange, yellow, magenta, brown, or blue. Just try out and experiment with the different filters, you will be amazed how quick and easy this is in changing the whole mood of the photo.
In my example here, I used Blue photo filter as the original photo was too warm. Blue adds some cold tones to the photo and thus counters the warm lightings.
See the result it creates. Compare this with the original photo above.
For easier comparisons. I put them the before, and after side by side. The after photo definitely looks more natural and better. You think so?
Cheers, and happy shooting.
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Good info.. i like the zoom effect to blur the background as well..
nice photo
That is much better..and very short and percise tutorial. Keep it up!
Oh good tip. Thanks yo!
yea, it really difference, but i think most ppl like the 1st image since the color look bit more grand, but i like the one which edited look nature.
Russ,
Yes, blurred background make the foreground subject stands out.
Hazel,
Thanks.
abeku,
I will do more in the future. Now, still learning myself…
Che-Cheh,
Hope you have learned something from here today.
Darren,
I prefer the edited photo too.
I just saw this picture at Photokaki…wow nice!!!! I still perfer the original one
i think both pictures are nice in their own way.. i had a similar dilemma the other day when taking pictures during a dinner the other day on setting the white balance and stuff.. should i use a “wrong” white balance setting and leave it a bit warm, or do i go for more natural colours? haha!
hummm.. i prefer the 2nd one too by the way.. great read..
I can’t see any difference leh
Fattien,
Some people prefer the original picture, but some prefer the edited one. Photokaki.com is a nice Malaysia photo forum for tips and tricks exchange.
Wuching,
Did you wear your old-man’s specs?
Thanks for your tips! I’ve learn something new~