Mastering Adobe Photoshop Elements

Makeover example three

Example three takes on the task of perfecting the color, along with a slight brightness and contrast tweak.

Problem: Often, once an image's brightness has been improved, the contrast looks a bit flat, and so that too requires attention. But in this example, it's the color cast that's the most unflattering aspect.

Solution: We shall use the White Balance tools to fix the inaccurate color, as well as the contrast fixing capabilities of the Levels tool.

Outcome: Recreate the lighting and the color to a more natural state:

Skin Tone Fixing: The following is a press shot of Dr Angela Merkel, one of the world's most recognizable global leaders, sourced from Wikimedia. The color is wrong. It has a green-cyan color cast:

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