In this Photoshop tutorial we are going to add warm colors to one photo playing with color settings and layer blending modes.
Final Image Preview
![Warm Colors on the Photo](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/warm-colors-photo.jpg)
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Step 1
Open photo in Photoshop. Resize photo to 1000×664 pixels by going to Image > Image Size. Duplicate photo using Ctrl+J. On duplicated layer apply Image > Adjustments > Color Balance.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 1](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/1.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 2](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/2.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Multiply.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 3](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/3.jpg)
Step 2
Duplicate background photo using Ctrl+J. Place layer above all other layers. On duplicated layer apply Image > Adjustments > Color Balance.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 4](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/4.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 5](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/5.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Lighten.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 6](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/6.jpg)
Step 3
Duplicate background photo using Ctrl+J. Place layer above all other layers. On duplicated layer apply Image > Adjustments > Color Balance.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 7](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/7.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 8](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/8.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Darken.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 9](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/9.jpg)
Step 4
Duplicate background photo using Ctrl+J. Place layer above all other layers. On duplicated layer apply Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 10](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/10.jpg)
Go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 11](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/11.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 12](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/12.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Darken.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 13](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/13.jpg)
Step 5
Duplicate background photo using Ctrl+J. Place layer above all other layers. On duplicated layer apply Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 14](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/14.jpg)
Apply Filter > Other > High Pass.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 15](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/15.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 16](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/16.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Overlay.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 17](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/17.jpg)
Merge all layers into one layer by going to Layer > Merge Layers or pressing Ctrl+E and rename layer to “Background”.
Step 6
Duplicate “Background” layer with Ctrl+J and apply Filter > Blur > Smart Blur to duplicated layer.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 18](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/18.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 19](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/19.jpg)
Select Eraser Tool and a soft round brush. Erase boys from this layer and with that we will have a clear picture of boys and blurred image around them.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 20](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/20.jpg)
Step 7
Duplicate “Background” layer again and move it above all layers. Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur to duplicated layer. With Eraser Tool repeat process done in Step 6 but leaving more blurred areas on the image bottom.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 21](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/21.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 22](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/22.jpg)
Step 8
Create a new layer on top of all layers. Fill layer with color #987f3f.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 23](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/23.jpg)
Select Eraser Tool one more time to erase light brown color in a way similar to mine to get same effect as you can see below.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 24](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/24.jpg)
Step 9
Create a new layer on top of all layers. Press D to set foregound color to black and background color to white. Drag a linear gradient using Gradient Tool.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 25](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/25.jpg)
Update layer blending mode to Overlay.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 26](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/26.jpg)
Step 10
Duplicate “Background” layer again and move it above all layers. Desaturate duplicated layer by going to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 27](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/27.jpg)
Apply Filter > Other > High Pass.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 28](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/28.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 29](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/29.jpg)
Erase layer background area with Eraser Tool (soft round brush with 400px).
![Warm Colors on the Photo 30](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/30.jpg)
![Warm Colors on the Photo 31](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/31.jpg)
Change layer blending mode to Overlay.
![Warm Colors on the Photo 32](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/32.jpg)
Reduce layer opacity to 60% and we are done.
Final Image
![Warm Colors on the Photo](https://photoshopstar.com/media/2012/9283/warm-colors-photo.jpg)