So we have learned about the different tools, and the layers panel; that’s actually there is for you to start your journey in handling Photoshop. What you’re about to learn next is the very essence of you, wanting to learn about Photoshop – editing. This lesson will revolve around the ability of Photoshop to correct colors in the biggest ways possible.
Many of us are quite alarmed by this; there are times when we want a certain color to be there but the digital world conspires and make everything the opposite of what you want. Color correction in Photoshop is not as complex and complicated as you may think. The only skill you have to know when you touch color correction is your knowledge to know what colors are complimentary and what colors dominate in an image.
So, the dominant colors; if you are unable to spot what color dominates the scene, you can use the histogram to aid you. You can access the histogram by clicking on Window -> Histogram. Once you access the histogram, you will see a graph of colors dependent on how the image looks like.
The left side of the histogram represents the shadows, the right side of it represents the highlights, and the middle part represents the midtones. If a certain color is dominating the image in any area, you will see that dominating that space on the histogram. This is a great feature for noticing any corrections that you probably should do.
Adjustments
Now that we know what needs to be replenished, you now just have to make adjustments to that one, correct? You can find adjustment tools and options in these places in Photoshop:
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