How to Apply Cyberpunk Style Color Grading & Neon Effects to Your Photos

The cyberpunk aesthetic is commonly associated with densely populated, futuristic cities illuminated by bright neon signs and advertisements. Follow these steps in Adobe Photoshop to transform a regular street photograph into a neon-noir scene by applying heavy colour grading with bright blues and hot pinks, as well as neon sign effects to create a colourful yet moody atmosphere within the image.

In this Photoshop tutorial I'll show you how to enhance a night-time street photo to give it a vibrant cyberpunk effect. We will begin with some image adjustments to produce a hyper-realistic appearance, before manipulating the colours with a split toning effect. Enhancements to the neon signs and some subtle mist effects will then finish off the image with a stylised look as if it's a scene from a futuristic neon-noir movie.