One of the things Photoshop is widely used for is colour enhancement. This tutorial will show you how to achieve this using a combination of the Levels and Hue & Saturation commands.

1. The first thing we need to do is adjust the levels of the photograph using the Levels command. Press CTRL+L to access the dialogue box - you will see something similar to the one below.

2. Move the far right slider towards the left until it reaches the start of the first peak (my setting changed to 224). Next alter the gamma by moving the middle arrow towards the right or left. You will see the changes as you move the arrow. Select OK when you are satisfied with the new colors.

3. Now to brighten up the colors. From the Image menu, select Adjust... Hue & Saturation (or press CTRL+U). From the Edit drop down list, choose Reds. Move the Saturation slider to the right. Straight away you will notice that only the red colors within the image have brightened.

4. From the Edit drop down list again, choose the Yellows option. Again move the Saturation slider to the right - watch the color change within the image.

5. Now for the green leaves - Select Greens from the Edit drop down list and then adjust the Saturation slider to the right. Press OK when you are finished.

Your image should now have colours that are more vibrant and stand out a lot more than the original image.