Get the Image You Want: Essential Photoshop Editing Techniques

Correct color with the Variations command

It's no surprise that color correcting your digital images can be difficult. Trying to decide what needs to be adjusted in your image is almost as confusing as figuring out which tool you'll need to fix it. There are automatic color fixes in many different image-editing programs, but these “one-size-fits-all” adjustments often don't meet your needs. Photoshop has one of the most intuitive and efficient tools for making color corrections to your images. The Variations command is a quick way to adjust your images according to your own tastes, in a visual format that makes it easy to make the right choices. By using this image-editing tool, you'll be able to see what doesn't look quite right in your image ...