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Krysstoffurr
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June 17, 2018
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Matching Colors

  • June 17, 2018
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Hello everyone,

I recently edited a picture that I took and really like the colors in it; however, I cropped it and now need an uncropped version. I have the original file but can not seem to duplicate the edits that I did... I tried looking on youtube, but cant seem to find anything that works Can anyone help me figure out how to make the second picture look like the first? Thanks!

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    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    This was done entirely with the Camera RAW filter, although I pulled back a wee bit leaving less red reflected in the snow.  Making the layer a Smart Object obviously lets you take multiple edits without loss of image quality.  This was more desirable in this case as I was comparing to your edit.

    You can see I did use a touch of magenta to match the reddish tint in your edit.

    I balanced positive Shadow with a bit less exposure and a fair bit of reduced highlights.

    Your image was pretty saturated so I used a lot of vibrance, and a touch of saturation.

    High values of clarity have a big effect on contrast, working almost like the shadow slider.

    But the blues were still brighter in my edit, so I used the HSL sliders and reduced the blue luminance. 

    Saving the document as a layered PSD, and with the background layer a Smart Object, means you can keep going back and fine tuning.  You can do the same thing when working with the RAW file by Shift clicking on Open in ACR.  Note:  I have a feeling that may have changed, so test that to make sure.

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    KrysstoffurrAuthor
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    June 18, 2018

    Thank you all!! I actually kinda blended all the suggestions together and came up with a picture pretty close

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 17, 2018

    This was done entirely with the Camera RAW filter, although I pulled back a wee bit leaving less red reflected in the snow.  Making the layer a Smart Object obviously lets you take multiple edits without loss of image quality.  This was more desirable in this case as I was comparing to your edit.

    You can see I did use a touch of magenta to match the reddish tint in your edit.

    I balanced positive Shadow with a bit less exposure and a fair bit of reduced highlights.

    Your image was pretty saturated so I used a lot of vibrance, and a touch of saturation.

    High values of clarity have a big effect on contrast, working almost like the shadow slider.

    But the blues were still brighter in my edit, so I used the HSL sliders and reduced the blue luminance. 

    Saving the document as a layered PSD, and with the background layer a Smart Object, means you can keep going back and fine tuning.  You can do the same thing when working with the RAW file by Shift clicking on Open in ACR.  Note:  I have a feeling that may have changed, so test that to make sure.

      macpawel
      macpawel
      Participating Frequently
      June 17, 2018

      Maybe Match Colors?

      Put these images into one Photoshop Document. You can open  them and drag smaller one to the bigger

      Hide smaller one (better image you want to use as source)

      Select layer with picture you want to change and go to Image>Adjustments>Match Colors.

      In Source section Select name of your opened image and choose hidden (source) Layer as source

      Use Slider to adjust effects

      You can also use Curves, Vibrance

      pawel

        Mylenium
        Mylenium
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        June 17, 2018

        Cranked up contrast, Hue/ Saturation / Vibrance, possibly multiple duplicate layers blended using Overlay and similar blending modes.

        Mylenium

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