Here’s a DaddyKitty Quick Tip:

Backlit before

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:

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!

After fixing backlit photo

We’ll be having lots more Quick Tips in future posts – stay tuned.