Step 23 - First Color Adjustments

Now it's time to focus on color adjustments. In this step you're going to desaturate the picture a little, change color with Selective Color and add violet tones.
First of all you'll desaturate the picture a little. Add new adjustment layer Hue/Saturation on the top of the layers and set the value Saturation on -12.
Let's move on Selective Color adjustment. I really like this one because you can make quite dramatic changes by only this one tool. Add new adjustment layer Selective Color on the top of your layers and set it as on the following picture.
On the following picture you can see how the Selective Color adjustment effects the image.
Last thing you do in this step is adding gently violet tones. Add new layer on the top of all layers and name it VIOLET TONES. Grab the Gradient Tool (G), pick #7F4286 violet color and fill the layer. Then change the Blending Mode of this layer on Soft Light and lower the Opacity on 40%. You should get something similar to the following picture.

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Step 24 - Second Lens Flare

In this step you're going to make the lens flare more detailed by adding different type of it. Add a new layer on the top of your layers and name it LENS FLARE #2. Grab the Gradient Tool (G) and fill the layer with solid black color. Go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare and set the window as on the picture below.
Change the Blending Mode of this layer on Screen to blend it properly.

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Step 25 - Adjusting the Lens Flare

As you may see on the following picture the effect of the lens flare is too bright and it doesn't look nice.
To make the effect more decent add vector mask to this layer. Grab the Brush Tool (B), pick black color, lower the opacity on 50% and paint over the area with the brightest spot. Then lower the opacity of the brush even more on 30% and make the transition between the blue lines and the background smoother.

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Step 26 - Darkening the Light Bulb

The light bulb should be bit darker. You'll fix it in this step. Add new adjustment layer Exposure on the top of all layers and set the values as it's shown on the following picture.
Because you want to the adjustment affects only the light bulb but not the rest of the image you need to make the adjustment visible only on the light bulb. Click on the vector mask of this layer. Grab the Gradient Tool (G), pick black color and fill the vector mask. Then grab the Brush Tool (B), pick white color, set the opacity on 80% and paint over the light bulb. Below it's shown how your image should look after this adjustment.

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Step 27 - Changing Lights And Shadows

Lights and shadows on the flowers don't fit to the light scene of the rest image. You'll change them in this step.
Add new layer on the top of all layers and name it e.g. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS. Grab the Gradient Tool (G) and fill the layer with #808080 grey color. Change the Blending Mode of this layer on Overlay.
Grab the Brush Tool (B), pick white color, lower the opacity on about 15% and paint over the areas where lights should be. Then pick black color and paint the shadows. Below you can see what I painted to get the inspiration.
As you can see I focused on the flowers outside the light bulb because I think that the flowers inside doesn't need this step. But if you don't agree with it feel free to change also the flowers inside.

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Step 28 - Adding the Blur

Flowers which are behind the glass should be bit blurred. You're going to fix it in this step. Press Ctrl + A to select the whole picture and then go to Edit > Copy Merged or press Ctrl + Shift + C on your keyboard. Then go to Edit > Paste or press Ctrl + V to paste the merged image. Place this new layer on the top of all layers and name it BLUR. Go to Filter > Other > High Pass... and set the value Radius on 3 pixels.
Now you need to invert the colors to get the blur. If you don't do it the adjustment would make the picture sharper. Go to Image > Adjustments > Invert or press Ctrl + I on your keyboard. Change the Blending Mode of this layer on Overlay.
As you can see the whole picture is blurred but you want only the flowers in the light bulb. To make the unwanted blur invisible add vector mask to this layer. Grab the Brush Tool (B), pick black color, set the Opacity on 100% and paint over the areas you want to have sharp. After this step you should have your picture similar to the picture below.

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Step 29 - Sharpening

The image would look better if it's sharper. To do that select the whole picture again by pressing Ctrl + A on your keyboard. Copy it merged (Ctrl + Shift + C) and paste it on the top of all layers. Name the layer SHARPENING. Go to Filter > Other > High Pass again but this time set the value Radius to you can see only thin lines around the edges. You can see what I mean on the picture bellow.
Change the Blending Mode of this layer on Overlay again.

Step 30 - Second Color Adjustment

In this step you're going to add bit more violet tones to the picture and also increase the contrast little bit. First the violet tones - add new layer on the top of all layers and name it e.g. MORE VIOLET. Grab the Gradient Tool (G) and pick #6827C0 color. Fill the layer with it. Change the Blending Mode of this layer on Soft Light and lower the Opacity on 15%. To increase the contrast add adjustment layer Gradient Map on the top of all layers. Choose Black, White gradient and press OK. Change Blending Mode of this layer on Luminosity.
Because of the increased contrast the area around the sun is too bright and it doesn't look nice. You need to hide the Gradient Map adjustment there. To do that click on vector mask of this adjustment, grab the Brush Tool (B) and paint with black over. You should get something like on the following picture.

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Step 31 - Adding Vignette

I really like vignettes because they are easy way how to gently lead viewer's eye into the picture. To create vignette add new layer on the top of all layers and name it VIGNETTE. Grab the Gradient Tool (G), pick white color and fill the layer with it. Now go to Filter > Lens Correction (the path may vary in different version of Photoshop) or press Shift + Ctrl + R. Set it as on the following picture.
Now change the Blending Mode of this layer on Multiply.

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Step 32 - Adding Reflection of the Sun

Now it's time to go back to our "light list" from the step 18. In this step you're going to add the reflection of the sun. I used the example photo again and circled the part of what you're going to create.
Create a new layer on the top of your layers and name it SUN REFLECTION.
With the Eye Dropper Tool (I) select some very light color. Then grab the Brush Tool (B), set the Master Diameter on 40 pixels and lower the Opacity on 40%. Paint oval shape over the light bulb similarly as on the picture above.
Below you can see how your image should look like.

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Step 33 - Shadow From the Holder

One more thing from the list needs to be done - the shadow made by holder. Below you can see the shadow on the example picture.
To create this shadow add new layer on the top of the layers and name it HOLDER SHADOW.
Pick some dark brown color from the ground. Grad the Brush Tool (B), set the Master Diameter on 100 pixels and Opacity on 40%. Paint shadow with similar shape as on the picture above.
Below you can see the result of this step. It's just a gently change but adds more on the realism of the picture.

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Step 34 - Adding Grain

There is easy and effective way how to unify the look of the manipulation - you can add grain to it.
To do that add new layer on the top of all layers and name it GRAIN. Grab the Gradient Tool, select #808080 grey color and fill the layer with it.
No go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise... and set the value Amount on 3%. Select Gaussian Distribution instead of Uniform and press OK.
To blend the layer with the rest of the image properly change the Blending Mode on Overlay.

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Step 35 - Final Touch

You're almost finished the tutorial. There is one thing left which doesn't look well. According to me the mountain under the sun are too bright. To fix it add a new layer on the top of all layers and name it DARKER MOUNTAIN. Grab the Brush Tool (B). Pick some dark rose color from the sky and paint over the mountain. Then change the Blending Mode on Soft Light.
Below you can see how the mountain look without this layer, with the layer on Normal and on Soft Light Blending Mode.

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Final Results

Congratulation. You've just finished the manipulation. Thank you for reading the tutorial and hope you've learnt something new and useful during the reading or found inspiration for your new work. I'd like to see your work based on this tutorial in the comments!  See you in the next tutorial
- Jarka

Tutorial By: Jarka Hrnčárková