Quick Tip - subject too dark
Here’s a DaddyKitty Quick Tip:
Ever have a photo like this?
It’s easy to fix using either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (all versions). Go to Image - Adjustments - Shadow/Highlights. You get this menu:
Notice that the more you move the shadow amount slider to the right, the lighter the shadows will get. The more you move the highlight amount slider to the right, the darker the highlights get. You can also adjust slightly the color correction and midtone contrast sliders although these usually look good where they are.
And here’s what you get!
We’ll be having lots more Quick Tips in future posts - stay tuned.



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January 11th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Great tip, Daddykitty! I see these photos all the time, and they can be frustrating to fix!
January 11th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Thanks for sharing this. I usually end up trying to over correct. I need to remember just a little at a time.
January 12th, 2008 at 12:36 am
yup, me too patty. Daddy Kitty taught me similar things before…such a big help!
January 12th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Great one. Thank you so much for sharing:)
January 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Jenn! Great tip…LOVE this kind of stuff….simple, quick fixes that can really help!
January 12th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
TY so very much for both of your AWESOME parts!!!!!!!
Now off to Lisa’s!!!
January 12th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Fantastic! Thanks for the tip. I don’t need to buy some action to do this for me now. Can’t wait for your next tip!
January 12th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
That is so cool! I never knew that. What a great tip! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
January 13th, 2008 at 11:42 am
GREAT tip - I’m linking it up from my blog
January 14th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Awesome tip - I’m always trying to find ways to enhance my less than perfect but still scrapable shots - Thank you!
January 14th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Very Nice!! Love learning new tips, thank you
January 17th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Thank you for sharing your part to this gorgeous collab kit!!