| There is no doubt in my mind; Adobe Photoshop | | | | then select Levels, or if you are a ctrl key |
| is the greatest Photo editing program in the | | | | fan click 'ctrl l'. The histogram appears; |
| world. Whether you are a novice or an expert | | | | the sliders at the bottom control brightness |
| Photoshop is the program for you. Photoshop | | | | and contrast while the sliders above control |
| is used by my children and by the movie | | | | tonal values. I said we were going to keep it |
| making industry. So what exactly can I do | | | | simple so let's use the sliders at the top. |
| with Photoshop? The better question is what | | | | They appear as 3 small triangles. Start to |
| can't you do with Photoshop? | | | | play with them. Move them left to right and |
| | | | right to left while watching the changes you |
| Today I would like to talk about the simple | | | | are making to the photograph. When you are |
| little function in Photoshop called 'Levels', | | | | satisfied the picture appears optimized click |
| the first step to improving the appearance of | | | | OK. Budda boom, you're done. How long did |
| a photograph. There are 4 basic steps taken | | | | that take? |
| to enhance, brighten or retouch photos are | | | | |
| Levels, Brightness, Variations, and | | | | That was really easy and effective. If you |
| Saturation, in that order. | | | | feel adventurous repeat the process above. |
| | | | This time when the levels menu appears double |
| "The Levels dialog box lets you correct the | | | | click on the eyedropper and target your tonal |
| tonal range and color balance of an image by | | | | areas. |
| adjusting intensity levels of the image's | | | | |
| shadows, midtones, and highlights. The Levels | | | | Here's a couple of helpful tips while working |
| histogram serves as a visual guide for | | | | with Adobe Photoshop: |
| adjusting the image's key tones." Adobe's | | | | |
| official description of levels | | | | Click the 'tab key' to clear all tool bars. |
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| Screen example here: | | | | To save an image for the web click 'cntrl, |
| | | | shift, alt, S' |
| Use levels to set to darkest and lightest | | | | |
| points or sharpen the picture. From the top | | | | Learn how to use the 'automate' feature and |
| menu select Image, then select Adjustments, | | | | save valuable time. |