Adjusting Image Color And Tone In Cs6; Overview Of Adjusting Image Color And Tone In Cs6; Adjusting Image Color And Tone With Adjustment Layers; Adjusting Image Color And Tone In Camera Raw - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Adjusting image color and tone in CS6

Overview of adjusting image color and tone in CS6

Adjusting image color and tone with adjustment layers

Adjusting image color and tone in Camera Raw

Overview of adjusting image color and tone in CS6
Two ways to adjust image tone and color are to use adjustment layers or to edit in Adobe Camera Raw. Both offer a wide range of control and
flexibility, without permanently altering or damaging the original image information. The integrity of your original images is preserved. This
nondestructive editing gives you the flexibility to make further changes, start over with a different editing approach, or undo the adjustments even
after you've saved the edits.
With adjustment layers, you apply edits to a separate layer not the original image (the background layer). The easiest way to access the
adjustment layer tools is in the Adjustments panel. You can add more than one adjustment layer for more complex image editing.
Adobe Camera Raw is a Photoshop plug-in that gives you a built-in workflow for making color and tonal adjustments. In its editing window, there is
a large preview image and the adjustment tools are laid out in the order that you would normally use them. Despite its name, Adobe Camera Raw
can edit JPEGs and TIFFs in addition to camera raw files. If you want to apply the same adjustment to multiple images, you can save the settings
as a preset and apply as needed. Adjustment layers can also be automated as part of an action, but, the process of recording an action is more
complex than saving a preset in Adobe Camera Raw.
Note: It is recommended that you do not use the commands under the Image > Adjustments menu. These adjustments permanently alter or
delete pixel information in your image.
Adjusting image color and tone with adjustment layers
1. In the Adjustments panel, click the tool icon for the adjustment you want to make:
For tonality and color, click Levels or Curves.
For adjusting color, click
For converting a color image to black and white, click
2. In the Properties panel, adjust the adjustment layer tool settings.
For more information on adjustment layers
Adjustment and fill layers
Adjusting image color and tone in Camera Raw
1. Choose File > Open.
2. In the Open window, select one or more TIFFs, JPEGs, or camera raw files, and then choose Camera Raw from the Format menu.
3. Click Open.
4. Use the controls in Adobe Camera Raw to adjust the settings. For more information, see Make color and tonal adjustments in Camera Raw
(http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/creative-suite/using/make-color-tonal-adjustments-camera.html).
Note: You can set preferences to always open JPEGs and TIFFs in Camera Raw.
Enable editing of JPEGs and TIFFs in Camera Raw
1. Choose (Windows) Edit > Preferences > Camera Raw or (Mac OS) Photoshop > Preferences > Camera Raw.
2. In the JPEG and TIFF Handling section of the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, do any of the following:
In the JPEG menu, choose Automatically Open All Supported JPEGs.
In the TIFF menu, choose Automatically Open All Supported TIFFs from the TIFF menu.
Color Balance or Hue/Saturation.
Black & White.
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