Adobe Photoshop levels-Turn junk into gold by clicking a button

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