cmartos
05-29-2004, 06:50 PM
The picture is to flat and lacks contrast in mid tones. The goal is to increase contrast and saturation in an easy ways, without have to play with curves. I'll increase colours contrast too, but without using the colour saturation tool. Here it is:
1. Highlighted shadows: 60%/50%/30px
Highlighted lights: 10%/10%/30px
2. Midtone contrast +15% colour compensation: 0%
3. selective colour: +10% yellow in reds
4. usm 25%/1.0/1
That's all. Hope You like.
Note: When you increase midtone contrast and also overall contrast, colour saturation will automatically be increased too, as you can see it here. I didn't touch the colour saturation at all.
You can play with^these parameters and adjust the picture to your own liking.
1. Highlighted shadows: 60%/50%/30px
Highlighted lights: 10%/10%/30px
2. Midtone contrast +15% colour compensation: 0%
3. selective colour: +10% yellow in reds
4. usm 25%/1.0/1
That's all. Hope You like.
Note: When you increase midtone contrast and also overall contrast, colour saturation will automatically be increased too, as you can see it here. I didn't touch the colour saturation at all.
You can play with^these parameters and adjust the picture to your own liking.