Adobe Photoshop Tips and Tutorials
Hue / Saturation -nondestructively and in moderation!
So, now we have an image that has been
leveled, cropped, color adjusted, and
brightness and contrast adjustments made.
Now it's time to add a little punch to our photo.
Not a knockout punch but an attention getter!
We will do that by adjusting the saturation of the
image. This is probably one of the most
over-used and abused adjustments in
Photoshop.
Depending on how your camera is adjusted to shoot (custom settings) your amount of
adjustment may vary - assuming you are shooting in JPG mode. I keep the custom
adjustments in my camera toned down quite a bit when I shoot in JPG mode. This allows
me more control of each individual image during post-processing. Lets get started!
1. First, click on the "Make New Adjustment Layer" icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette.
This time we are going to make a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by clicking on (you
guessed it) Hue/Saturation.
2. This is the part where I said that your adjustment may vary (and the most over-used and
abused). In this particular image and with the custom setting in my camera I am going to choose
a Saturation adjustment of "9". We've already made our color and brightness adjustments so we
don't need to mess around with any of the other adjustments. Click "OK"
Well, that's it for the saturation adjustment layer. Quick and easy! The changes that we
made are subtle. If you haven't noticed, all of the adjustments that we have made are subtle.
I tend to process all of my photos in this manner. As I said before we want a high pixel
survival rate! Next up: Filters.
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