A Tom McCoy asked:
In Bridge, right click on the photo that you want to edit and select Open in Camera Raw from the drop down menu. If you have an item in the photo that you know is neutral gray or white, Run your cursor over the Icons at the top of the photo. Each will display its function. Select the White Balance Tool, place it on the neutral colored section, and left click. The photo should reflect a change of color and White Balance on the menu to the right of the photo will display “Custom.” If you are still not happy with the skin tones obtained, you can tweak the Temperature and Tint controls to further refine the image. A hint here: if you have eyes in the photo and the whites are showing, this can often be a good place to get a “white” to select with the White Balance Tool. If all this fails and you are still not happy with the results there are still alternatives.
If you intend to crop the image, and lets face it most photos need to be cropped, you can create a black and white section in the photo outside of the area to be cropped. To do this, select the crop that you want but DO NOT crop it. Instead, drag a guide from behind one of the rulers and place it outside the cropped area. “Esc” from the crop or “Cancel” it. In the area that is NOT to be included in the cropped area, select the box tool and drag a box in this area. DO NOT feather or refine the edge of the box. With the box area still selected, Select Image, Adjust, Black and White from the menu. The area in the box should be black and white. Save the image and go back to Bridge.
Open the image in Camera Raw, select the White Balance Tool from the top menu and place it in the “black and white” area of the photo. Note that the R,G,B values, no matter where they are place in this area, are the same values. Left click anywhere in this area and note that the White Balance Menu will display “Custom”, the Temperature and Tint values will be changed and the image WILL be properly color corrected and any skin tones will be proper.
If the image requires exposure correction, this can be accomplished as well while the image is open in Camera Raw. Exposure correction will be discussed in a future article.
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In Bridge, right click on the photo that you want to edit and select Open in Camera Raw from the drop down menu. If you have an item in the photo that you know is neutral gray or white, Run your cursor over the Icons at the top of the photo. Each will display its function. Select the White Balance Tool, place it on the neutral colored section, and left click. The photo should reflect a change of color and White Balance on the menu to the right of the photo will display “Custom.” If you are still not happy with the skin tones obtained, you can tweak the Temperature and Tint controls to further refine the image. A hint here: if you have eyes in the photo and the whites are showing, this can often be a good place to get a “white” to select with the White Balance Tool. If all this fails and you are still not happy with the results there are still alternatives.
If you intend to crop the image, and lets face it most photos need to be cropped, you can create a black and white section in the photo outside of the area to be cropped. To do this, select the crop that you want but DO NOT crop it. Instead, drag a guide from behind one of the rulers and place it outside the cropped area. “Esc” from the crop or “Cancel” it. In the area that is NOT to be included in the cropped area, select the box tool and drag a box in this area. DO NOT feather or refine the edge of the box. With the box area still selected, Select Image, Adjust, Black and White from the menu. The area in the box should be black and white. Save the image and go back to Bridge.
Open the image in Camera Raw, select the White Balance Tool from the top menu and place it in the “black and white” area of the photo. Note that the R,G,B values, no matter where they are place in this area, are the same values. Left click anywhere in this area and note that the White Balance Menu will display “Custom”, the Temperature and Tint values will be changed and the image WILL be properly color corrected and any skin tones will be proper.
If the image requires exposure correction, this can be accomplished as well while the image is open in Camera Raw. Exposure correction will be discussed in a future article.
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