This will be a tutorial on how to basically enhance an image through photoshop. If you have a picture that lacks life in it then this simple and basic tutorial will help you improve the color of your image.
Let’s start of. I am going to show you how this picture
It does have more life right? okay to start with, open your any versions of photoshop and select the picture you want to enhance with. Then on the lower right part of the screen under layers, drag the layer thumbnail to the 'create new layer' icon below. something like this:
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| Original capture |
Into something like this:
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| Enhanced Image Sample |
It does have more life right? okay to start with, open your any versions of photoshop and select the picture you want to enhance with. Then on the lower right part of the screen under layers, drag the layer thumbnail to the 'create new layer' icon below. something like this:
This should be the outcome:
Notice that you now have two layer thumbnails under the layer options. Now you have the background copy of the image, let’s start enhancing the image.
The actual editing.
1st step: Change the Brightness and Contrast of your image. To do this, click on the black and white Circle on the lower right most of the screen.
Play along with the brightness and contrast level of the image until you get your desired preference. (refer to the image below)
2nd step: Repeat step 1 and select Vibrance. Play along with the vibrance level and the saturation level of the image. this fill will give a greener and a livelier effect on your image. (sample image below)
