Color Correction with Easy "4-Point" Technique! - Photoshop Tutorial

Discover the "4-Point" color correction technique in Photoshop to get the most accurate colors! Learn precise methods to locate the white, black, and gray point, along with a mysterious 4th point to automatically fix the colors of any image. We will learn both manual and one-click methods to instantly use the power of Curves to auto-correct the colors of your photos.
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► Timestamps:
00:00 The Mystery of the 4th Point!
00:57 Downloads and Freebie Announcement
01:27 Precisely Locate the White & Black Points
03:41 Magic of Difference Blend Mode & Gray Point
06:53 Applying the 3-Point Technique
08:59 The MAJOR TWIST
11:17 Decoding the 4th Point!
13:57 Detailed Recap
15:38 Thank You!
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What if you have done some selective color manipulation in lightroom before doing this? Wouldn't that create an issue where you would be getting conflicting measurements? Maybe you set you midtowns cooler or warmer but not the white point/black point or any combination. I am trying to figure out my workflow. What to do in lightroom versus photoshop and in what order. Would love to see you do a full walkthrough on your workflow when editing a photo. basic editing, exposure, color grading, sharpening...

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[@smeuye112]

Perhaps a useful tip. While selecting the white or black dropper from the curves adjustment layer, you kan press ALT to highlight the most bright/darkest part of an image. This way you don't have to create identification for the black and white points if you're doing it manually.

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Thanks! I stumbled on this by accident (I process astrophotography with Photoshop) and found new tricks I didn't know about - sliding the curves range to find black, white and grey points. Brilliant! And yes, giving the background on how to get there is much appreciated. I'll be back!

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This feels much more precise compared to the color cast trick I have been using by sampling the color of the area which should have been close to white, making a solid color layer of it, and set it to divide. Making a few saturation etc. corrections after that. Especially the automatic option, which I did not know it existed, amazed me. Thank you for your great insights into the wonderful world of Photoshop as always.

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Very good. I’ve been using a similar technique for years but I use Threshold to fine my black point and white point.

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I remember back in the day using a threshold layer to find those same points which I think was faster and easier.. Thanks for the video.

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