Photoshop Tip #1

Thought that I would go for something quick an easy for the first Photoshop tip. This will allow a very quick way to boost the colour in your images and the also add a little saturation as well.

1. Open the image in Photoshop.
2. In the layers panel drag the background layer down to the new layer icon. This will give you a duplicate background layer.


3. Make sure that the new layer is selected and choose the following option. Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur.
4. When the window pops up give a value of somewhere between 2 and 4. You can play with this yourself for best results.


5. Back in the layers window where the drop down box currently displays "Normal" change this to say "Color".


6. Now click on the black and white circle and the bottom of the layers window. Choose a Hue/Saturation layer. Now you can slide the saturation handle to the desired position. If you have the preview tick box selected you will be able to display the changes as they happen.
   

Hope you enjoy playing with this one.

Anthony