There Are No Bad Originals, Part 2

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In the second part of this series, Dan Margulis works through a new set of images while demonstrating his methods for color correction. Dan moves images into and out of the LAB color space, he uses his Man from Mars method, employs channels as layer masks, and makes sharpening adjustments using filters. Throughout the course, Dan urges viewers to question what consititutes a bad image and which version of an image is truely the original. Find out how to improve the color quality of your digital images by following along with this course.

Introduction (02:22) Dan discusses what he will be covering in the course.
Glaciers (16:23) Getting rid of a blue color cast
Airline Terminal (11:45) Boost the colors in this grey picture using LAB color space adjustments
How to Color Correct (12:03) Dan would much prefer to have an image that is too colorful as opposed to working with one that does not have enough color.
Always Compare to the Original (05:53) It is important when doing color correction to not take colors to the extreme
Group Photo Just After Sunset (06:57) In this lesson, Dan adjusts the color on a very dark photo that was taken without much ambient light.
Blue Moonlight (07:52) Working with a photo of a ballet dancer under blue lights
Big Casts (10:09) Using curves to get rid of a big color cast and then applying a layer mask.
Knees (06:39) Getting rid of red spots from the skin on the knees, legs and feet
Greens (06:47) Using the Man from Mars method to correct some images of a flower.
Colorful Salad (09:35) This complex correction involves isolating a variety of colors found in this studio shot.
Seaside (09:07) This ocean image shows strong highlight detail which needs contrast.
Clouds (06:55) Bringing contrast to the clouds in the sky, while still maintaining balance with the trees, and the building in the foreground.
Intense Reds (09:37) This intense color has blocked out all of the detail in the shot.
Raw vs. JPEG (06:25) Comparing the Raw version with the JPEG version.
Which is the Original? (09:14) Is the RAW file the real original?
Final Lesson (08:11) Trying to bring back the detail in petro glyphs that have been bleached out.

Course Time: 02 Hours 25 Minutes

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Dan Margulis

Author, Prepress Manager & Color Correction Specialist

Dan Margulis is internationally regarded as the leading authority on color correction. He is the author of Professional Photoshop, which, since its first edition in 1994, has become the unofficial...VIEW FULL BIO»

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