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USE HIGH PASS TO SHARPEN
High Pass is a nice way to make the image
sharper and keep it as a layer. Select your whole image
with Cmd/Ctrl+A and copy with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C,
paste on top with Cmd/Ctrl+V and use Saturation set to
0 with Cmd/Ctrl+U. Then go Filter>Other>High Pass.
Use something between 1-5. Then apply Overlay or
Soft Light as the blend mode.13
GET A DREAMY LOOK
Bloom is one of our favourite kinds of
filter. Select your whole image with Cmd/Ctrl+A
and copy with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C, paste on top
with Cmd/Ctrl+V and use Saturation set to 0
with Cmd/Ctrl+U. This will give you a greyscale
layer of the image. Then use Levels (Cmd/
Ctrl+L) or Curves (Cmd/Ctrl+M) to darken the
layer to the point you can only see the
highlights. Apply Gaussian Blur from
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use something
between 10-30. Convert the blend mode to
Screen. Boom! This will give that dreamy feel to
the image.15
CMYK AND GO!
Once the image is ready, make sure it
looks just as good in CMYK. CMYK should not be
too hard if you visualise it during the process. By
clicking Cmd/Ctrl+Y you can check which colours
are too saturated. There’s no point printing a colour
that only looks good on the screen. Convert your
image to CMYK in Image>Mode. Coated Fogra 39
is one of the popular CMYK settings.QUICK TIP: FADE ADJUSTMENTS
Use Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F as an alternative way to fade
any adjustments you make. This keyboard shortcut
fades the opacity of the previous step you’ve made,so for example, if you’ve just duplicated your work
onto a single layer and run a High Pass filter over it, it
will let you fade down the opacity quickly and easily.12
ADD WARMTH WITH PHOTO FILTER
Another way to give a nice warm and sunny
feel is Photo Filter in Layer>New adjustment layer or
at the bottom of the Layers tab. You can choose one
of the standard settings or apply a custom colour as
well as change the opacity of it. Try to not to overdo it.
Photo Filter can make images look colourised and
Photoshop looks better when it is invisible! Use
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F as an alternative way to fade any
adjustments you make.