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Color Correct Mixed Light Sources in Photoshop

Mixed Color Temp

Wouldn’t it be great (for image artists) if you could arrange to have all your light sources share the same temperature? Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen in real life, and between flash, tungsten lights, fluorescent lights, and sunlight, you may find yourself with a mixed lighting bag. No single white balance setting will correct the entire image, so you have to resort to local corrections.

In this video, I’ll show you a technique in Photoshop for selecting the contaminated color areas easily, then a way to match the color of these areas to the rest of the image using some layer blending mode tricks.

About Michael Hoffman (224 Articles)
Mike has been a photographer, artist, educator, and technophile for most of his life. Early in his career, he created technical illustrations and photographs for electronic equipment manufacturers, and taught classes in computer aided drafting and 3D modeling software. When digital cameras became widely available in the late 1990s, the move was a natural one, and has led to a happy combination of technology, software, photography and art. Mike is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and Acrobat, and is well versed in Lightroom and Photoshop Elements, as well as Illustrator and InDesign. He has also contributed his time and efforts to the excellent work being done by Operation Photo Rescue, in restoring photographs damaged by natural disasters. As an active member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, he continues his quest for excellence in art, excellence in design, and excellence in education.

3 Comments on Color Correct Mixed Light Sources in Photoshop

  1. Drbuoux // 14/11/2013 at 12:41 am //

    Great! Thanks! Ken

  2. Excellent tutorial.

  3. Wonderful Tutorial. Thanks a lot for sharing amazing tips and trick through this tutorial.

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