The Red Tree

I appreciate both photography and photoshopping and believe they can be used in harmony to make stunning images.

I thought this was a good image for a little before and after photoshop tutorial.

Scroll down for before image.

I always start with levels,

I used a white brush to paint out the distracting tree in the background.

I adjusted the hue to a red for the tree.

Using a layer mask, I erased the grass because it was too red.

Flattened.

Adjusted the hue to a yellow tone for the grass.

Layer mask erased the tree. Flattened.

I lightened the grass in the foreground with a white brush set at vivid light and about 25% opacity.

If you are using Elements and don't have a layer mask, just erase.

There are many ways to accomplish this same outcome. This is just the way that I chose.

I'd be glad to elaborate if you didn't catch anything.

Happy photoshopping!

Done