Colour correction is used to make images look ‘better’ (Yes, that’s subjective!). It includes everything from applying a one-click filter in an app (E.g. A ‘retro’ or ‘hyper-real’ effect) to adjusting colour curves before printing a photo for gallery display. In this explainer we open a photo that looks dull and ‘flat’ and adjust the brightness, contrast and ambience.
If you’d like to use the same image as us as you work through this lesson, you can download it below:
