Colour Correction

One of the biggest advantages of digital photography is that you can afford to make certain errors. It can always be corrected on the computer afterwards.

I think one of the most common errors is white balance. You either forget to change the white balance setting on your camera or the camera’s lighting interpretation is not correct – or you may decide you want a certain lighting effect for a specific image.

On-camera filters are available but it is pricy and it means that you must increase the bulk in your camera bag. Some filters, i.e. your UV- and polarising filters are irreplaceable and cannot successfully be simulated in your software.

There are filters that can be successfully simulated via your editing software, i.e. warming and cooling filters. If your image lacks some warmth, an 81- or 85-series filter can be used to add some emotional warmth to the photo. For cooling, the 82- and 80-series filters can be used.

I want to show you how to build these filters with Photoshop Actions and how I use them in practice.

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