The following original photo is mainly based on dark color, so this tutorial is considering change into another type with light color. First you should lighten the whole part, and adjusting out your favorite color, and then micro adjusting the people part and the highlight part.
This is the final work here for your reference:
And this is the original photograph material:
1, Open the original photo material, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves, adjusting the RGB, Red channel, with the following setting parameters. This step will add some brightness and some red color as well.
2, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color, adjusting Yellow, Cyan, Green, Black, Neutral, Blue color, with the following setting parameters. This step will add some orange color, and purple color as well.
3, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color, adjusting Cyan Neutral color, with the following setting parameters.
4, Create a New Layer with filling color # DBA0A9, and then change the Mode into “Screen”, Opacity with 30%. This step will lighten the photo color.
5, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, adjusting the Shadows, Midtons and Highlight with the following setting data. This step can adjust the dark and highlight area color.
6, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves, adjusting the RGB, Green and Blue channel, with the following setting parameters. This step is mainly adding purple color and brightness.
7, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color, adjusting Yellow, White and carmine color, with the following setting parameters. This step is mainly enhance the brightness of the yellow color.
8, Press: Ctrl+ Alt + 2 to load the highlight select area, Press: Ctrl + Shift + I to invert selection area, Create a New Layer with filling color #8A4B5D, and then change the Mode into “Screen”, Opacity with 60%.
9, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, adjusting the Highlight with the following setting data. And then fill the mask with black color, using White Brush to clean the person face and skin part.
10, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, adjusting the Shadows and Highlight with the following setting data. This step will enhance the dark and highlight color.
11, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color, adjusting Red and carmine color, with the following setting parameters.
12, Press: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to add Stamp Visible. Do some simple Dermabrasion processing as below shown.
13, Create a New Layer with filling color #77EEED, and then change the Mode into “Screen”, Press Alt to Add Layer Mask, using White Brush to clean the top part.
14, Do: Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color, adjusting White color, with the following setting parameters. This step is to add some light cyan color.
15, Create a New Layer, using select tool to choose the following area, and then feather 100 pixels, and then fill with #AF6983, and then change the Mode into “Screen”.
Finally adjusting the whole color, and then you will get the final work shown in the front.