Steps I used to create the after version in Photoshop:
- Black and White adjustment layer chose Infrared
- Warm photo filter 5%
- Hue/saturation adjustment layer Saturation +33
- Duplicate robin and mask the bird
- Red photo filter 25%
- Copy and flatten the layers for use in on!
- In on1 Effects (PS add-on) chose “Cans on Shelf” and save back to PS
- Underwater Photo filter 56% applied to the on1 layer.


Posted on the After Before Friday Forum week 83 on April 22, 2016.


masyaAllah, all praise to Allahthank for your article mam 😉
Excellent transformation. I like the warmer color tone. Makes all the difference. And it still looks like “untouched”.
Thank you. I like the end result to look natural. Often changing the background a little helps frame the bird.
Lovely colours. Thanks for taking us through the process, Sherry. 🙂
You’re most welcome.
Nicely done!
Thank you 🙂
Again! Thanks for showing us this, it makes a bunch more sense. I’m still a cheapie, so I’m going to see (one of these days…) if I can do this in free GIMP.
I love the transformation!
You may be able to replicate what I did in GIMP, but for access to millions of tutorials, tips and plug-ins it is best to join the rest of us and use the industry standard. $10 a month is not that much to pay for Lightroom and Photoshop plus you get unlimited free tech support and updates.
Very interesting. Thanks for the walk through. The result is great.
Your welcome and thanks. I love all your helpful tips.