3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

Just below the black layer, ie selecting the second curve layer we need to add 2 or more layers.

We add a selective colour layer

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3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

Initially it might be set to reds, for the sky, or blues, we need to select cyan and blue and add 100% black to them each on this same layer.

Do the above, selecting blue in the dropdown and adding 100% back.

To make this effect more pronounced, we can duplicate the layer, select the layer to duplicate and then press ctrl+j.

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3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

Its just a matter of taste at this point, and depending on the strength of the blue in the oringal image,3 might just be pushing it a little.

To tidy these up you can put them into a group, which will allow you to switch them off and on again easily to see the combined effect and also you can change the opacity on the group.

So select all the new layers for the colour correction and them press ctrl+g to put them into a group.

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3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

You could call this sky

We now can do the same for the greens.

With the group selected, and it should be there anyway after the proceeding actions, add a new

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3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

selective colour layer.

And, depeding on the effect you want and the subject you could either add or subtract black to both green and yellow. I know that’s strange, but yellow is needed and has the most effect on the green colours.

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3. Colour correcting the back and white image(the use of the colour information)

Close its wing menu and duplicate it, and make a group as above.

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