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Tinting a photo

 

Want a cool tint formula for a black and white? First, when you’re in Camera Raw, go to the HSL/Grayscale tab and turn on the Convert to Grayscale checkbox.

Then, go to the next panel to the right (Split Toning) and use this formula:

  • Highlights: Hue=37, Saturation=24
  • Shadows: Hue=40, Saturation=26

Go ahead and try it. It works especially well on urban still life photos.

I can’t explain it, but it just looks cool.

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2 Comments

  1. Michael Sågerås said on — March 26, 2009 @ 4:47 am

    Hi, this was really cool. Thanks a lot. I´ve saved this as a presets in Camera Raw.

  2. HoLL DoLL said on — April 9, 2009 @ 5:00 pm

    Thank you! love the effect!

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