The Professional Photoshop Book - Volume 7 2015

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ADD WARMTH WITH COLOR BALANCE

Color Balance is one way to add a nice

sunny feel to your image. Click Image>Adjustments>

Color Balance or set up an adjustment layer on the

bottom of your Layers tab and then go to the Yellow

bar on the Highlights. You will see how it becomes

brighter and warmer. You should try a bit of

Red as well.

10

USE GRADING

Grading is what we call the folder with all of

our layer adjustments. It allows us to keep the file

organised and to quickly visualise what the

adjustment layers are doing to the image by clicking

the eye button on the left side of each layer. It is

always good to exaggerate your settings so you

can find the right set. Don’t be afraid to exaggerate.

Although ask yourself how much you liked each

adjustment by using the Opacity levels on the top

right side of your Layers tab.

09

ADD EXTRA DROPLETS

To add depth to the image, extra

droplets were rendered to give the overall 3D

perspective feel. We always try to play with the

Z axis, meaning the object’s distance from the

camera. Every time you play with out of focus

elements on the foreground and/or

background you add depth to your image.

08

GET RESULTS WITH REFRACTION PASS

By masking the areas where the light boxes

were reflected, we were able to erase them from the

camera without destroying the data, meaning that

we can bring it back at any time we choose. It can be

useful to leave your layer masks intact rather than

clicking Apply Layer Mask.

Thinking about your render

and/or your photography

first saves a lot of time when

working in Photoshop

Post-production

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