This tutorial mainly introduces some basic color correction techniques. First, change the overall tone of the photo by overwriting the channel, and then enhance the contrast of the photo by changing the layer blending mode! When coloring, try to control the colors to between 2-3. The fewer colors, the more prominent the theme will be.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image, click on the channel panel, click on the green channel and press Ctrl + A to select all, press Ctrl + C to copy, then click on the blue channel and press Ctrl + V to paste, and return to the layer panel, as shown in Figure 1.
<Picture 1> 2. Press Ctrl + J to make a copy, then change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light", the effect is as shown in Figure 2
<Figure 2>
3. Press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ~ to bring up the highlight selection, create a new layer and fill it with color: #F3FCCB, then change the layer blending mode to "Color Dodge", and change the layer transparency to: 60%, the effect As shown in Figure 3.
<Figure 3>
4. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer, then press Ctrl + J to make a copy of the stamped layer, and then change its layer blending mode to "Soft Light". Change the layer opacity to: 50%, the effect is as shown in Figure 4
<Figure 4> 5. Create a new layer with fill color: #02402A, and then change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light", the effect is as shown in Figure 5
<Figure 5>
6. Create a new layer selection menu: Edit > Fill parameter settings as shown in Figure 6, and the effect is shown in Figure 7
<Figure 6>
<Figure 7> 7. Select the menu: Filter > Blur > Dynamic Blur parameter settings as shown in Figure 8, the effect as shown in Figure 9, then change the layer blending mode to "Overlay", the effect as shown in Figure 10
<Figure 8>
<Figure 9>
<Figure 10>
8. Create a new layer and press Ctrl + shift + Alt + E to stamp the layer, and press Ctrl + U to adjust the hue/saturation parameter settings as shown in Figure 11. After finalizing, make some overall modifications to complete the final effect.
<Figure 11>