adjusting the color in Camera raw

adjusting the color in Camera raw

You’ll start by removing the color cast and adjusting the color and tone in the image.


1 Select the White Balance tool ( ) at the top of the Camera Raw dialog box.
   Adjusting the white balance changes all the colors in the image. To set an accurate
   white balance, select an area that should be white or gray.
2 Click a white area of the graffiti. The color tone of the image changes
   dramatically.


3 Click the girl’s white shoe. The color tone changes again.

In some images, adjusting the white balance is enough to remove a color cast and
correct the tone of the image. Here, selecting a white balance is a good start. You’ll
use settings in the Basic panel to fine-tune the tone.
4 In the Basic panel, move the Temperature slider to -53 and
   the Tint slider to -54.
5 In the next section of the Basic panel, move the sliders to the following values:
   • Exposure: -.50
   • Contrast: +23
   • Blacks: 18
6 In the bottom section of the Basic panel, move the sliders to the following
   values:
   • Clarity: +12
   • Vibrance: +25
   • Saturation: +5
7 Deselect Preview at the top of the Camera Raw window to compare the edited
   version with the original image. Select Preview again to see how the changes
   affected it.


You’re ready to move the image into Photoshop to continue retouching it.

8 Click Open Image at the bottom of the Camera Raw window to open the image
   in Photoshop.
9 In Photoshop, choose File > Save As, rename the file 02Working.psd, and click
   Save to save it in the Lesson02 folder.

Remember, when you’re making permanent corrections to an image file, it’s always
wise to work on a copy rather than on the original. Then, if something goes horribly
wrong, at least you’ll be able to start over on a fresh copy of the original image.

straightening and cropping
the image in Photoshop

You’ll use the Crop tool to straighten, trim, and scale the photograph so that it fits
the space designed for it. You can use either the Crop tool or the Crop command to
crop an image. By default, cropping is nondestructive, so you can change your mind
and recover the original pixels later if you want to.

1 In the Tools panel, select the Crop tool ( ).
2 In the options bar, choose Size & Resolution from the Preset Aspect Ratio menu.
   (Unconstrained is its default value.)
3 In the Crop Image Size & Resolution dialog box, enter 3.5 inches for the Width,
   2.5 inches for the Height, and 200 pixels/inch for the Resolution. Click OK.


The Preset Aspect Ratio changes to reflect the preset you created, and a crop grid
appears. A cropping shield covers the area outside the cropping selection. First,
you’ll straighten the image


4 Click Straighten in the options bar. The pointer changes to the Straighten tool.
5 Click at the top corner of the photo, and drag a straight line across the top edge
   of the photo.

Photoshop straightens the image, so that the line you drew is parallel with the top of
the image area. You drew a line across the top of the photo but any line that defines
either the vertical or horizontal axis of the image will work.

Now, you’ll trim the white border and scale the image.

6 Drag the corners of the crop grid in to the corners of the photo, so that no white
   remains. Use the arrow keys if you need to nudge the photo up or down within
   the crop grid.
7 Press Enter or Return. The image is now cropped, and the cropped image
   fills the image window, straightened, sized, and cropped according to your
   specifications.
8 To see the image dimensions, choose Document Dimensions from the pop-up
   menu at the bottom of the application window.
9 Choose File > Save to save your work. Click OK if you see the Photoshop Format
   Options dialog box.