How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

Fix Backlit Photos?

To open up those shadows to be more like what our eyes saw when we took the photo, go to the Basic panel and click-and-drag the Shadows slider to the right. This backlit problem happens a lot because our eyes are so amazing that they can correct for a huge range of tones, tremendously more than even the most expensive camera sensor. So, while we’re standing there in front of our subject, they don’t look like a silhouette—we see them properly exposed. When we look through our DSLR camera’s viewfinder, they still look properly ...