Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 95

To use the Adjust Backlighting command:
Choose Enhance > Adjust Backlighting.
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Drag the Darker slider or enter a value in the
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text box to adjust the tonal variation in the image.
Values can range from 0 to 100.
Click OK.
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Using the Fill Flash command
When taking pictures in bright light, shadows in
the image can get so dark that they show little
detail. You can lighten such shadows using the Fill
Flash command.
Original image, and Fill Flash applied
To use the Fill Flash command:
Choose Enhance > Fill Flash.
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2 Drag the Lighter slider or enter a value in the
text box to adjust the tonal variation in the image.
Values can range from 0 to 100.
3 Click OK.
Using the Brightness/Contrast command
The Brightness/Contrast command lets you make
simple adjustments to the tonal range of an image.
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To use the Brightness/Contrast command:
Do one of the following:
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Choose Enhance > Brightness/Contrast >
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Brightness/Contrast.
Create a new Brightness/Contrast adjustment
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layer, or open an existing Brightness/Contrast
adjustment layer. (See "Using adjustment layers
and fill layers" on page 181.)
Drag the sliders to adjust the brightness and
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contrast.
Dragging to the left decreases the level; dragging
to the right increases it. The number at the
right of each slider value displays the brightness
or contrast value. Values can range from –100
to +100.
3 Click OK.
Using the Levels dialog box
The Levels dialog box lets you correct the tonal
range and color balance of an image by adjusting
intensity levels of the image's shadows, midtones,
and highlights. The Levels histogram serves as a
visual guide for adjusting the image's key tones.
Dragging the Brightness and Contrast sliders
changes all the pixels in the image. Note that
dragging the gray slider in Levels has no effect on
the black and white points of the image. You can
set the highlights and shadows in an image by
moving Input sliders to the first group of pixels on
both ends of the Levels histogram. This maps these
pixels—the darkest and lightest pixels in each
channel—to black and white, increasing the tonal
range of the image. The corresponding pixels in
the other channels are adjusted proportionately to
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