Give your verdant landscape shots a visual makeover, transforming the mood of the image using only the yellow colour channel in Photoshop

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James Abbott

James is a professional photographer who specialises in landscape and portraits. He’s an advanced Photoshop user and has created hundreds of tutorials. ow that summer has come to an end and the colder months are upon us, getting out to shoot can be a battle N with the weather. When the days are good, they can be amazing. But when it’s grey and wet outside, getting down to some photo editing can be the perfect way to keep the creative juices flowing. And what better images to work on than those lush green spring and summer landscapes you shot a few months ago? We’re going to play with the Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer to completely change the way that greens appear in the landscape. But contrary to expectation, it’s the yellow rather than the green colour channel that plays the biggest role in adjusting foliage. From deepened natural colours to warmer tones and desaturation, plus a few surreal effects, we’re going to look at how those simple sliders can make a huge difference to your landscape shots.