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Together with technology development, digital cameras let you make perfect color images. Unfortunately, sometimes you don’t get what you want. Don’t be afraid. Adobe Photoshop CS3 is able to cast out bad colors in your photos.

Set preferences

Open Adobe Photoshop CS3 then open the photo. Select Adjustments: Curves under the image menu. You may press Command-M. Curves enable you to correct colors.

To get the result we want, we should set preferences in the Curves dialog box. First, we set a target color for the shadow areas. Just double-click on the Curves dialog box’s black Eyedropper tool. It leads to the Color Picker. Enter number 10 in the R, G, and B. R,G, B means Red, Green, and Blue fields. Then click OK to keep it as the target shadow settings. With using 10, we will get dark shadows and it still maintain shadow detail in our prints.

To make our highlight areas to be neutral, we should set a preference. Please click double on the white Eyedropper. Then you can see the Color Picker that asks you to select a Target Highlight Color. In the R,G, B fields, enter 243. Click OK to save these numbers as the highlight target color.

Correct shadows

First, press Command-M. It will lead you to the Curves dialog box. Find something that’s assumed to be black in your photo. It is a dark area of shadows.

If you can not get the black areas in your photo, Photoshop CS3 has the solution. Under the curve grid, you can see two sliders. Then, press and hold the option key and click on the left slider. Your photo area will change to be solid white. When you drag the slider to the right, the first areas on screen are the darkest parts of your image. Don’t forget the location of it.

After knowing the location of the shadow area, drag the Shadow slider back to the left. Then, release the option key. Just click on the black Eyedropper. The color in this area will leave the shadow areas.

Correct highlights

Try to get something that’s assumed to be black in your photo. After that, drag the Highlight slider back to the right,. Then, release the option key. Click the white Eyedropper. Click once this area. Find out a white area which has some details.

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