How to Fix Colors With Photoshop

Images that are tinted a certain color can be adjusted in Photoshop.

Many digital images have a color cast that makes them appear slightly blue, yellow or other colors. This color cast is often not a good representation of the original subject and is caused by the camera's inability to determine the proper white balance. You can adjust the colors in your image by using the color correction tools in Photoshop to make your image more balanced and a better representation of the original setting and lighting conditions, or you can use the tools to intentionally change the colors to make an image more saturated or even to add a color cast.

Instructions

1. Open Photoshop and open your image file by clicking "File" in the top toolbar and choosing "Open." Navigate to the location of your image file and double-click to open it.

2. Click "Layer" in the top toolbar and choose "New Adjustment Layer" and "Curves." This will open a Curves window.

3. Click the "Auto" button in the Curves window to have Photoshop attempt to automatically correct the colors. If this step provides the result you want, you may not need to continue adjusting the colors.

4. Click the top eyedropper icon on the left of the Curves window and then click on a portion of the image that should be black.

5. Click the middle eyedropper icon on the left of the Curves window and then click on a portion of the image that should be gray.

6. Click the bottom eyedropper icon on the left of the Curves window and then click on a portion of the image that should be white. The image's colors should now be more balanced.

Tips & Warnings

• If your image does not have white, black and gray areas, only use the droppers that apply to your image.

References

• Adobe: Color Correct Using the Eyedroppers
• Zuber Photographics: Photoshop Curves Color Correction