Chapter 10
Color Toning and Color Grading
Chapter Goals
Chapter 9, “Sampling Color,” covers some basics for handling color. This chapter takes color handling a step further and looks at color grading photos, which is the process of improving the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices. You also get to apply some of the theoretical principles from Chapter 9 to photos. I discuss methods for the following:
Color toning with gradient maps
Color grading with Levels and Curves
Creating duotones
Removing color casts
Color editing using Elements+
Creating cinematic color toning
The exciting methods ...
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