Practical editing using color grading
Now, it is time to practice how to use gradients in an actual edit. In your downloads for this section, we have added a practice file, and I have edited the file using techniques we have discussed previously to a point we can explore gradients (see the Practical edit flower file
in the downloads). I have included a screenshot of the image in the following figure:
Figure 10.14 – Editing the flower file – project breakdown
Notice a few things before we get started:
- (1): I edited the file with some existing edits. Here are some highlights:
- I added exposure for the background and midground. A simple brush has been applied to the masks to make the adjustments visible in certain areas of the image (notice that the white thumbnails have black spots in them in item 1).
- I applied an Unsharp mask to bring out the foreground and applied the foreground mask.
- (2): I created selections for the Foreground...