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How to Color Landscape Photos in Photoshop

May 18, 2017 By Eric Reagan

Check out this video tutorial from Phlearn, which shows you a couple quick methods you can use to color your landscape photos in Photoshop. You’ll learn how to isolate specific parts of the photo so your saturation adjustments don’t affect the entire image. You can select color ranges to alter or use selection tools to create masks on your adjustment layers. Some pretty cool, yet simple tools to really make your landscape images pop.

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: color, how to, landscape, Phlearn, Photoshop

 

X-Rite Online Color Challenge

April 21, 2011 By Eric Reagan

X-Rite has a fun little color challenge online that tests your ability to ascertain the difference in graduated hues.  You can check it out for yourself here.

I scored a 4, which is apparently a decent score.  How about you?

[X-Rite via PetaPixel]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: color, online color challenge, photography, x-rite

A Photographic Case Study in Color

March 28, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Henri Matisse - Woman with a hat - 1905

The following post is by Portland-based photographer, Tyson Robichaud, who discusses the concept of complimentary color in photography. Learn more about Tyson at the end of this post.

Applying the concepts of complimentary color contrast in a photographic sense can provide a handy compositional tool. When looking at various forms of visual art, we can draw from the creative talents of those who’ve perfected their craft. In this case, I wanted to explore Henri Matisse and his use of bold complimentary color. Visually wandering through one of his paintings and revisiting the basic concepts of color (I basically printed out a color wheel), I’ve been looking at just how much it can help direct a viewer’s eye. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: case study, color, complimentary color, contrast, digital cameras, henri matisse, paintings, photography, Photos

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