CHAPTER 3
Color Control Primer
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Balance: To remove an unwanted color cast from an image. To ensure that the blacks, whites, and neutral gray tones of the image are free from any unwanted color.
Many of the concepts that we discussed in the tonal chapters continue to be applicable as we advance the discussion to how we control the hue and saturation of an image. These changes in hue and saturation are rarely done globally, in other words, across the entire image equally, so we’ll use elements of the tonal corrections to isolate and qualify our corrections as we continue.
Balancing an Image
Color Cast: A color that pollutes the pure black, white, and neutral gray tones of an image. Sometimes these color casts are desirable, ...
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