How to Vary Color Temperature of Image Illumination

I would swear that a while back I found a place in Photoshop where I could vary the color temperature of the image.[…]

I would swear that a while back I found a place in Photoshop where I could vary the color temperature of the image. My memory of it is that as I moved a slider the color temperature value changed in a text box such that, for example, I could vary the color temperature from 10000° K (cold blue/white light) to 4000° K (warm/orange light) and the image cast went from cold to warm. I just spent about 45 minutes hunting for this control (filter?) without success. I’m about to conclude I dreamed it. Anybody know if PS has this feature and if so where I can find it?

jim

jim evans wrote:

I would swear that a while back I found a place in Photoshop where I could vary the color temperature of the image. My memory of it is that as I moved a slider the color temperature value changed in a text box such that, for example, I could vary the color temperature from 10000° K (cold blue/white light) to 4000° K (warm/orange light) and the image cast went from cold to warm. I just spent about 45 minutes hunting for this control (filter?) without success. I’m about to conclude I dreamed it. Anybody know if PS has this feature and if so where I can find it?

jim

Hi Jim,

There are a couple of sites on the net that have "free" photographic filter simulators. One is a wratten filter simulator, the other is a cokin/hoya/kodak filter simulator. They appear to be fairly authentic at first glance.

If this sounds of any interest to you I can dig up the URL’s for those sites for you.

Hi Jim,

There are a couple of sites on the net that have "free" photographic filter simulators. One is a wratten filter simulator, the other is a cokin/hoya/kodak filter simulator. They appear to be fairly authentic at first glance.

If this sounds of any interest to you I can dig up the URL’s for those sites for you.

Thanks to everyone who replied.

As jjs mentioned, CS has wratten filter simulators. What I was imagining is a continuous scale that runs up and down the color temperature scale. I guess I just dreamed it.

Oh yes, no I didn’t see it while importing raw but that’s the kind of thing I’m looking for.

jim

I would swear that a while back I found a place in Photoshop where I could vary the color temperature of the image. My memory of it is that as I moved a slider the color temperature value changed in a text box such that, for example, I could vary the color temperature from 10000° K (cold blue/white light) to 4000° K (warm/orange light) and the image cast went from cold to warm. I just spent about 45 minutes hunting for this control (filter?) without success. I’m about to conclude I dreamed it. Anybody know if PS has this feature and if so where I can find it?

jim