Color Correction 2

For this project my goal was to select objects within the picture, cut them out and put them onto separate layers. Then I was to color adjust each object in order to demonstrate basic types of color adjustments. My boyfriend took me to the cub’s game, so I took the opportunity to snap a couple of images I thought would be suitable for this project. I ended up choosing a close-up view of the field with the players and umpires in the shot. I figured it would be easy to cut out the players and adjust their colors.

BEFORE

AFTER

 I started my project by setting my image up to be a photo shop document. Then I duplicated the back ground and began cutting players out. Each time I cut one player out, I would delete the background, rename the layer, and duplicate my locked background over again, and repeat the process until I had as many players cut out as I wanted. All that was left to do was to open up the image drop down menu, go to adjustments, and individually assign each layer with a color balance, hue/saturation, black/white or vibrance adjustment. The pitcher on the pitcher mound, I turned black and white with the black/white adjustments layer, and then I tweaked each color to highlight more shadows on the player to give him more detail. On the player that had 2 on his back I used a color balance and dulled out his colors making him darker. The player with the number 47 on his shirt I used hue and saturation and made him a little more like sepia color to give him more of an old timey look.  The player throwing the ball to the pitcher, I used the vibrance adjustment and just made him brighter, making him pop from the background a bit more. The guard standing next to number 47, I used two adjustments on, first I kicked up his vibrance, and then I used a color adjustment and tried to lower the levels of yellow in his pants, making them brown. I also used one more black and white adjustment on the umpire on the far left, this time I was looking to bring more contrast to his dark clothing and I concentrated on raising the levels of the warm colors in order to boost the “inner glow”.