Forum 2: Instagrammish

Creating Filters on Photoshop

When editing these photos in Photoshop, I first wanted to make them more colorful since the colors in the original pictures were dull. I added a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, and after playing with the settings I decided to bring down the Hue of the photo to -27 and bring up the Saturation to 28. I found that doing this intensified the green of the leaves and other bright colors in each photo. Next, I added a Curves adjustment layer in hopes to make the greens a bit greener, since each of these pictures has quite a lot of green subject. I started with the RGB Curve layer, added a point in the center of the curve and brought it down a small amount. I then moved to the Green Curve layer and added a couple points to add a vibrant green to all of the leaves. Next, I added a Levels adjustment layer and moved the two endpoints of the scale in a bit, which increased the black and white points of the photos. Lastly, I added a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer and brought the Contrast up to 40. This added contrast between the different objects in the photos and made the subjects stand out more. I like the filter I created in Photoshop because I think it adds a dramatic and vibrant effect on pictures without making them look unnatural. By playing with the adjustment layers, I learned more about what each layer does to a picture when editing, and I feel more confident that I will be able to add the adjustments I need to pictures in the future.