Photo Color Correction

Adobe Photoshop Tutorial

Step 7 - Selective Color Options - Black

The colors are mostly right, but the remaining problem is the darkest parts of the water. They are jet black when they should be dark blue. What to do?

Photo after color correction using Selective Color Options (Step 6)

Create a new Adjustment Layer to modify the Blacks in the Selective Color Options control panel.

Photo after color correction using Selective Color Options

Improvements to the water had the side effect of creating what looks like a blue cast in the area below her arms.

To solve this problem, click on the new SCO (Selective Color Options) Adjustment Layer, select the area below her arms, feather it (1-5), and fill that area (with black).

You can airbrush other parts of the picture where unwanted blue was similarly added in the darkest areas, e.g., her hair.

Photo after color correction using Selective Color Options