Channel Mixer in Photoshop made easy

The Channel Mixer used as an Adjustment Layer is a very powerful tool to tinker with the lighting and contrast.   But the channels and sliders appear to be quite confusing. Using the sliders at random sometimes may create an effect by accident, which cannot be replicated on other images. It gets to be frustrating. This is not so much as creating an effect, but to know what makes the Channel tick. The colors in this image has been heightened using only the Channel Mixer. Curves and Levels have not been used. The original image is below.I have opened this free stock image. You will find it hereIt belongs to this-river--is--wildYou...

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Saturation and Gaussian Blur Trick

Sometimes it may turn out that the photo you took at the seaside or some other photo looks too bland. There is an easy way to pump up the colors without having to spend too much time. You can also do this in any version of Photoshop.I will be using this free stock image. You will find it hereIt belongs to Little-Ninja-OwlThis is the effect you can get after a few simple steps.Step 1 : Duplicate the Background Layer by pressing CTRL+J. Click on the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button.Step 2 : Click on Hue/Saturation from the popup menu.Step 3 : In the Hue/Saturation dialogue type 75 in the Saturation box. This is not...

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