is there any way that once a picture is taken in sepia tone...?

Question

and youve got it on your comp that you can change back to regular colors in photoshop? like remove the sepia tone? thanks

Answer 1

If you actually SHOT the picture in sepia tone then there is no way to restore the original colours as photoshop will not know what the original colours were. If you applied the sepia effect once inside photoshop then you should be able to undo it the same way you would undo any other effect.

Answer 2

As the 1st answer says you cannot change a photograph originally taken in sepia to colour. It is always better to take a picture in colour and carry out manipulation in photoshop or another image maniulation programme. You have much more control. However, you cannot change it back as suggested in that answer if it has been saved without saving the original also.

Answer 3

Depends on what type of file format you shot it in.
If you shot it in Jpeg format you are out of luck

I shoot sepia all the time. But I ALWAYS shoot in a RAW format.
This way I can go back and reset the files to color or anything else I desire such as changing the contrast, filters, saturation, color balance etc. This is just one of the many reason to shoot in RAW.


I strongly disagree with those that want to do all Black and white in post.
Yes one can mimic the filters, but one can not see how those filters are working in conjunction with the polarizer as one takes the shots. Basically with digital you have instant feedback when taking the pictures, It is pointless to spend all the time in post production when you can achieve the same effects as one takes the pictures.

Answer 4

maybe with the proper filters you can get something vaguely close to true color, but it won't be anywhere near perfect.

It's best for you to just experiment with a variety of filters and brightness/contrast or levels. Proceed as though it were a digital manip as the only thing you lose is time. I recall one time removing accidentally a b/w effect somehow by adjusting b/c and gamma, but I don't remember the details.