Selective Correction with Adjustment Layers and Masks
By Sue Chastain, About.com Guide
Because Ulla likes the sky and clouds as they are, I used the polygonal lasso tool to make a quick selection of the buildings. If you have Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements 3, go on to the next step, otherwise, skip ahead to step 4.
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- Save the original photo
- Select the buildings with the polygonal lasso tool
- Shadow/Highlights in Photoshop CS and Elements 3
- Add a Levels adjustment layer
- Reduce the mid-tones
- About the layer mask
- Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
- Save the finished file
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