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How to White Balance in Photoshop

Changing the white balance on a photo can significantly enhance its appearance by intensifying specific colors. Adobe Photoshop has a couple of methods to adjust the white balance of your project. Here are the two most commonly used ways.

Adjust the white balance manually

With your picture opened in Photoshop, follow these steps.

  1. In the Layers tab, click on Create new fill or adjustment layer.

    Circle icon
    Click on Create new fill or adjustment layer.
  2. Click on Curves.

    Curves
    Click on Curves.
  3. In the new window that pops up, click on the three vertical lines and select Show Clipping for Black/White Points.

    Clipping for black and white
    Select Show Clipping for Black/White Points.
  4. From the RGB drop-down menu, choose Red.

    Choose red
    Choose Red.
  5. Move the left arrow to the right until the picture shows dark spots.

    Red adjustment
    Move the left arrow to the right.
  6. Move the right arrow to the left until the picture shows red spots.

    Red dark adjustment
    Move the right arrow to the left.
  7. From the RGB drop menu, choose Green.

    Choose Green
    Choose the Green color.
  8. Again, move the left arrow toward the right until the picture shows dark spots.

    Green adjustment
    Move the left arrow to the right.
  9. Move the right arrow to the left until the picture shows green spots.

    Green adjustment 2
    Move the right arrow to the left.
  10. From the RGB drop-down menu, select Blue.

    Choose blue
    Select Blue.
  11. Move the left arrow to the right until the picture shows dark spots.

    Blue Adjustment
    Move the left arrow to the right.
  12. Move the right arrow to the left until the picture shows blue spots.

    Blue Adjustment 2
    Move the right arrow to the left.
  13. You are done.

    Method 1
    The results of the white balance.

Adjust white balance using Auto Options

Some preset settings could work as well.

  1. In the Layers tab, click on Create new fill or adjustment layer.
  2. Click on the three lines in the top right, and select Auto Options.

    Auto Options
    Click on the three lines in the top right and select Auto Options.
  3. Check out the options under “Algorithms”, as those are preset color correction options.
  4. In this case, we will choose Enhance Per Channel Contrast. Test them and find the one that best optimizes the white balance of your image. When finished, click OK.
    Adjust auto color correction options
    Pick out the preset option you prefer. Then click OK.

    Your image will be white-balanced according to the preset.

    Method 2
    Results of the preset white balance.

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