There Are No Bad Originals, Part 2
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 constitutes a bad image and which version of an image is truly the original. Find out how to improve the color quality of your digital images by following along with this course.
Release Date: 2010-06-17
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Dan discusses what he will be covering in the course.</p>
Duration: 2 mins 22 seconds
Glaciers
<p>Getting rid of a blue color cast</p>
Duration: 16 mins 23 seconds
Airline Terminal
<p>Boost the colors in this grey picture using LAB color space adjustments</p>
Duration: 11 mins 45 seconds
How to Color Correct
<p>Dan would much prefer to have an image that is too colorful as opposed to working with one that does not have enough color.</p>
Duration: 12 mins 3 seconds
Always Compare to the Original
<p>It is important when doing color correction to not take colors to the extreme</p>
Duration: 6 mins 2 seconds
Group Photo Just After Sunset
<p>In this lesson, Dan adjusts the color on a very dark photo that was taken without much ambient light.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 57 seconds
Blue Moonlight
<p>Working with a photo of a ballet dancer under blue lights</p>
Duration: 7 mins 52 seconds
Big Casts
<p>Using curves to get rid of a big color cast and then applying a layer mask.</p>
Duration: 10 mins 9 seconds
Knees
<p>Getting rid of red spots from the skin on the knees, legs and feet</p>
Duration: 6 mins 39 seconds
Greens
<p>Using the Man from Mars method to correct some images of a flower.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 47 seconds
Colorful Salad
<p>This complex correction involves isolating a variety of colors found in this studio shot.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 35 seconds
Seaside
<p>This ocean image shows strong highlight detail which needs contrast.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 7 seconds
Clouds
<p>Bringing contrast to the clouds in the sky, while still maintaining balance with the trees, and the building in the foreground.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 55 seconds
Intense Reds
<p>This intense color has blocked out all of the detail in the shot.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 37 seconds
Raw vs. JPEG
<p>Comparing the Raw version with the JPEG version.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 25 seconds
Which is the Original?
<p>Is the RAW file the real original?</p>
Duration: 9 mins 14 seconds
Final Lesson
<p>Trying to bring back the detail in petro glyphs that have been bleached out.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 11 seconds