Brighten Dull Photos in Photoshop

Have you ever found an image that you really love, but think that it would be better if the colours were a bit brighter?

It's actually very simple to brighten the colours of your image! Go from this:

To this!

It's a very subtle difference, but it adds a brightness and a vibrance that wasn't there before. Give a kick-start to your colour with this tutorial.

1. Open the image in Photoshop.

2. Go to Image -> Mode -> and Lab Colour, to change the channels of the image.

3. On the right hand side, in the Layers box, click on the Channels tab.

4. This is where the magic begins! There are two channels in this tab called "a" and "b" that you will be using to brighten the colours.

5. Click on channel a. Then go to Image -> Apply Image. Make sure to change the blending options to Soft Light, at 100%. Click okay.

6. Do the exact same thing for channel b.

7. Now click on the Lab channel to see your newly brightened photo!

8. Also make sure to go back to Image -> Mode -> RGB to change the photo back to the proper format.

Enjoy making all of your pictures bright and beautiful!