Graphics Reference
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Manipulating the overall color or color balance of an image will change a viewer's feeling about
the image's content. When the original image (A) is presented in black and white (B), it becomes
more documentary; printed in a duotone of intense colors (C), the image takes on a surreal and
illustrative quality; skewing the image's color balance makes it refreshing (D) or somber (E).
When altering the color in images that include people, considering the effect on skin tones be-
comes extremely important. While some color alterations will add energy or seem fun, others may
unintentionally add negative connotations; in this example, the greenish toning produces a sickly
feeling, while the blueish toning makes the people seem cold and dead.
This image has been manipulated on press by raising and lowering the density of the four process
inks to correct and enhance the color balance and saturation: original image; cyan decreased and
