Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

APPLY A PHOTO FILTER for dynamic
adjustments
Different lighting conditions produce different
color temperatures on photographic images.
Although you can neutralize the white balance,
you can also visually enhance an image in a
traditional or creative way. The Photo Filter
adjustment in Photoshop enables you to
change the color balance and color temperature
of an image whether it is digital or scanned
from film, just as a film photographer would
use colored filters in front of the lens. Because
Photoshop considers the Photo Filter an
adjustment rather than a filter, you find the
Photo Filter adjustment under both the Image ➪
Adjustments and Layer ➪ New Adjustment
Layer menus. Applying the Photo Filter as an
adjustment layer using the button in the
Adjustments panel is the quickest way to
access this adjustment and gives you the
option of applying the filter selectively by
painting on the layer mask.
Using a Photo Filter adjustment layer can
visually change the time of day in the photo,
turning midday into sunset. You can turn a
bland photo into a dramatic one by applying
a blue or violet filter across the entire image,
or warm a cool photo by applying a warming
filter.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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1 Open a photo.
2 Arrange the panels to have more
image viewing space.
3 Click the Photo Filter adjustment
layer button.
Note: You can also click the New
Adjustment Layer button ( ) at
the bottom of the Layers panel.
The Photo Filter options appear
in the Properties panel.
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A Make sure that Preserve
Luminosity is selected
( changes to ).
4 Click the color box and select the
color for the filter.
5 Click and drag the Density slider
to the right to increase the effect
if necessary.
The Photo Filter adjustment is
applied to the entire image.
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Note: You can duplicate the layer
to increase the effect or change the
layer blend mode to Hue to soften
the effect.