Chapter 10

Enhancing Lighting and Color

Does your photo suffer from shadows that are too dark? Are the colors in your photo faded? You can correct lighting and color problems by using a variety of tools in Photoshop Elements.

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Adjust Levels

Adjust Shadows and Highlights

Change Brightness and Contrast

Using the Dodge and Burn Tools

Fix Exposure

Using the Blur and Sharpen Tools

Adjust Skin Color

Adjust Color with the Sponge Tool

Replace a Color

Turn a Color Photo into Black and White

Add Color to a Black-and-White Photo

Adjust Colors by Using Color Curves

Apply the Auto Smart Tone Tool

Adjust Levels

You can use the Levels dialog box to fine-tune ...

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