Photo Retouching - - Like this color?

Nemida · #1 04-21-2008, 12:37 AM

How do you get this color?
http://amydresser.com/img/BacardiPeach.jpg
Must be several ways but its amazing.

DCobb · #2 04-21-2008, 10:20 AM

I am far from being an expert in this area, but one way to steep the colors is to use the LAB mode in Photoshop and then use Apply Image with the a and b channels. Dan Margulis in his book Photopshop LAB Color fully discusses this. Interesting, you might give it a try.

dc

Nemida · #3 04-22-2008, 03:52 AM

Interesting that book, thanks DCobb.

edgework · #4 04-22-2008, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DCobb

I am far from being an expert in this area, but one way to steep the colors is to use the LAB mode in Photoshop and then use Apply Image with the a and b channels. Dan Margulis in his book Photopshop LAB Color fully discusses this. Interesting, you might give it a try.

dc

You forgot to mention that Dan uses Apply Image on each channel in overlay mode.

A safer approach, also in LAB is to simply pull the high and low anchor points of the a and b channel curves toward the center. As long as you move each the same distance, your midpoint will remain at neutral and prevent a cast from creeping in, but the overall colors will not only be enhanced, they will be pulled farther apart from each other, something that RGB can't do as effectively.