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Photoshop Tips
Color Correcting Underwater Photos in Photoshop
By Denny Tang
of Fotofects.com
Dateline: January 14, 2005
Version: Photoshop CS
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You can quickly correct the colors and contrast of underwater photos in Photoshop. The technique I'll show you here should also prove useful for a wide variety of other images. First, open the desired image for editing.
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Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).
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Apply an Average filter (Filter > Blur > Average).
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Invert the layer (Ctrl+I).
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Change the layers' blending mode to Overlay.
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Add a Photo Filter adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Photo Filter) and apply the following properties:
Filter: Warming Filter (85)
Density: 25-75%
Preserve Luminosity: Checkmarked
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Use the Shadow/Highlight Tool (Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight) to increase the Highlights.
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At left is the final image.
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