If you’ve been following Photography 24/7 for a while, you’ll know by now that one of my favourite Photoshop plug-ins is the PhotoFrame plug-in from OnOne Software.
However, I own the whole suite of plug-ins from OnOne Software, so I thought it was about time to take a closer look at what the other plug-ins have to offer.
Today I decided to have a closer look at the ColorTune2 plug-in which has recently been upgraded to the PhotoTune3 plug-in. In one of my earlier posts you can read more about the latest release from OnOne Software.
The whole raison d’etre for plug-ins is to make life easier for photographers.
Plug-ins need to achieve professional results quickly and efficiently, speeding up the photographer’s digital workflow. ColorTune2 (now PhotoTune3) does just that.
The plug-in works by comparing two versions of your image, and your job is then simply to pick which one looks better. The plug-in guides you through six different adjustments as follows:
1. Tone
2. Brightness
3. Color correction #01: warm vs. cool
4. Color correction #02: refine your color choice
5. Color correction #03: refine your color choice more
6. Color correction #04: refine your color choice even more
and then at end of these siz easy steps you’re given a fine tune panel to, errr, fine tune your final result.
Sounds simple? That’s because it is! It’s all done in less than 60 seconds.
Obviously you don’t have to stop here.
For example you may wish to take advantage of Photoshop’s layer masks to apply any local adjustments if you feel they’re needed. However, the before and after example above is achieved using the plug-in exclusively. You can click the small square thumbnail image at the very top to view a larger version of the final adjusted image.
OnOne Software generously offers readers of Photography 24/7 a hansom 20% discount on their plug-ins. Simply use the coupon code 24SEVEN at check-out when you make your purchase.
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28. November 2009 at 12:40 pm
Nice website!
28. November 2009 at 2:14 pm
Thanks Mark!