February 2013

Tips To A Better Black & White Photo In Photoshop

How to create a black and white photo in the right ways. Today I will show you a few different tricks that can give a different look and feel to your images, more so then just desaturating them.

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How To Use Saturation To Make Images Amazing – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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How to use saturation to enhance composition

Creating mood and emotion in images can help give your images that extra touch. Adding and subtracting color in different areas can help create a focal point and balance your composition. Today I go over different blend modes and effects you can use to check color levels in your photos.

Today’s Episode Timeline

0:28 – Announcing last week’s contest winners
2:00 – Analyzing color in an image
2:40 – Using luminosity to analyze saturation levels
6:30 – Create focal point
9:00 – Use hue to check saturation levels
10:34 – Announcing this week’s contest
11:40 – Hubris .

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How To Adjust Hue In Photos – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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How does hue work?

Hues are much like saturation in that they can completely change the look and feel of a photo. It’s easy to leave the colors the way they were shot, but here we show you how to use them in a way that will help your work. Hue has the power to change the emotional feel of an image as well as make something stand out from its background.

Today’s Episode Timeline

0:30 -Explanation of hue and color wheel
2:45 – Examples of artists that have used these tools successfully, and why they work
3:00 – Putting together the background
7:45 – Trying this method out for ourselves using adjustment layers
12:50 – Show me your images!
13:20- That’s better.
Learn from the greats

Almost every great artist I can think of uses color in an interesting way to enhance their work and help with the overall success of their images. Once you understand the different ways to work with color you can use this to your advantage with your own photos.

Don’t forget to use a color wheel

Color wheels are a great tool and can be purchased for CHEAP on amazon or you can simply use a website. .

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