Enhance Cherry Blossom Photos with Pastel Colors in Lightroom

Learn how to transform your cherry blossom photos with vibrant pinks and a pastel color scheme using Adobe Lightroom. This tutorial will guide you through steps to enhance your images, making them evoke the soft, dreamy feeling of spring. Dive into this tutorial and learn how to make your photos bloom!

Enhancing Cherry Blossoms with Pastels

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to enhance cherry blossom photos to achieve a vibrant pastel aesthetic. The foliage will turn to a light pastel green, while the cherry blossoms will take on a bright pink hue.

This look is was inspired by SparkleStock’s Blossom presets.

Tutorial Resources

Follow along with the same image by downloading it here.

Step 1: Adjust Color Calibration

Open Lightroom and locate the Color Calibration section. If you don’t see it, click the three-dot menu on the right and select “Show Color Calibration.” This tool is crucial for adjusting the primary color hues and saturation.

In the Color > Color Calibration area:

• Set the Green Primary Hue to +100.
• Set the Green Primary Saturation to -100.

The foliage now adopts a pastel color, complementing the cherry blossoms.

If you notice the bridge railings, they’ve gone from red to pink. To fix this

• Set the Red Primary Hue to +15
• Set the Red Primary Saturation to +50

Step 2: Enhance Cherry Blossom Pink

Go to the Color > Point Color area and select the eyedropper tool.

to select a light area of the cherry blossom.

• Drag the Hue Shift to -100 to intensify the pinks.
• Move the Saturation Shift to +20 for more vibrancy.

Step 3: Adjust the Sky Color

In the Masking area, create a Sky Mask by selecting the Sky button under Create New Mask.

In the color section, drag the hue slider to -30 for a lighter blue shade.

Increase the saturation as desired, setting it to around +30.

Final Results

Congratulations! You’ve successfully enhanced your cherry blossom photo with vibrant pinks and a pastel color scheme. The foliage is now softly pastel, and the sky exudes a trendy teal hue. This technique is perfect for creating a dreamy spring atmosphere and works wonders for seasonal photography.