03
DESATURATE
SLIGHTLY
Finally, add a Channel Mixer
adjustment layer. Check
Monochrome, then go to
the Layers panel and drop
opacity to around 20%.
Experiment by adjusting
the three colour sliders until
you get the look you want.
You’ll need to use different
values on your own images.
Save the image when
you’ve finished.
02
SHIFT THE SHADOWS
Next, add a second
Curves layer. This time, click
the Channel drop-down menu
at the top of the panel and
choose Red. Set the Red curve
line similar to the one shown on
the left, then choose the Green
channel and set that one like
our green channel, then do the
same with the blue channel.
This should give you a blue-
green tint in the shadows, while
keeping the skin tones neutral.01
BOOST THE CONTRAST
Open hero_before.
jpg. Go to the Layers panel
(Window>Layers), click the
Create adjustment layer icon
and choose Curves. Make
a shallow S-shaped curve
like the one shown on the
right to boost the contrast.
We don’t want this to affect
the colours, so click the
blending mode drop-down
menu in the Layers panel and
choose Luminosity.