Photoshop
Colour and Tonal Adjustments
Related Links
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myJanee.com : Using Adjustment Layers to Alter a Photo
(http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/adjlay/adjlay.htm) - You can download an image and work along during this tutorial that covers creating adjustment layers for the Hue/Saturation adjustment, Gradient map adjustment, Levels and more.
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Photo Color Correction : Histogram
(http://www.photocolorcorrection.com/histogram.html) - Learn more about the Histogram and using the Levels dialog to correct a colour photo.
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creativepro.com : Essentials of Photoshop Color Correction: Applying RGB Curves
(http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/18118.html?origin=story) - This excerpt from the book "Photoshop Color Correction" shows you how to use Levels and Curves to correct a colour photo. Corrections are applied to both the composite and component channels.
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creativepro.com : Five Cheap Tricks in Photoshop 6
(http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/13811.html?origin=story) - This article gives advanced tips for using Levels, Curves, and Hue/Saturations adjustments.
Quicktime Movie Demonstrations
The following links are in Quicktime movie format. They contain excellent and entertaining demonstrations of Photoshop techniques. Created by Total Training Inc. in conjunction with Apple, they are geared toward Macintosh users and contain Mac-specific keyboard shortcuts. If you're a Windows user, the Command key is equivalent to the Control key and the Option key is equivalent to the Alt key. If you have Quicktime installed on your computer, these are well worth watching.
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Apple : Creative - Photoshop Tutorial: Levels or Curves
(http://www.apple.com/creative/resources/ttphotoshop/605curves.html) - This Quicktime movie shows you how to use the Curves dialog to correct an image on which the Levels dialog isn't enough for the job.
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Apple - Creative - Photoshop Tips: Brushing with Art History
(http://www.apple.com/creative/resources/ttphotoshop/622arthistory.html) - This Quicktime movie shows you an interesting creative idea for using the Art History brush. It also employs layer blending modes and filters. Although you haven't studied filters at this point, the commands used in this demonstration are pretty easy.
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