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Sharpening II in Photoshop Elements

level: advanced


A custom filter for the professional and the brave.


Content-aware fill in Photoshop CS5

level: advanced


One of the most fascinating new tools in Photoshop CS5


Cropping photos II

level: Very easy


Cropping an elliptical (oval) shape


A portrait and the Parliament

 


Our review stream has reached the letter 'P', so for today, there's a portrait and the Parliament. There isn't anything more to connect the two, apart from Balázs Turay's thoughts.


Horizontal horizon in Photoshop CS5

level: Very easy


A new button for adjusting tilted images

 
 
 
 

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PS Tutorials|2007.12.22.

Removing color defects (chromatic aberration) II.

level: easy


Purple, blue, yellow, red edges? Fight 'em!


 
   

Free Photoshop Tutorials: Increasing contrast IV.

Version: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 +


level: easy

Let’s take a look another of the million different ways to increase contrast. We have already discussed the Apply Image command that can be used for such a purpose as well. This time, our aim is to enhance contrast less in the light areas and more in the dark ones. We’ll be fast as lightning and simple as a stone. Or as a contrast increase procedure.

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Free Photoshop Tutorial - Increasing contrast IV.


Free Photoshop Tutorial - Increasing contrast IV.

1.Open the photo
This still life lacks a bit of contrast, although this does good to its feeling. Now try to mess it up!

Free Photoshop Tutorial - Increasing contrast IV.

2.Apply Image
Click Image/Apply Image. The settings in the illustration will produce good results. Blending is important here. Set it to Overlay. For a weaker contrast, use Soft Light.

Free Photoshop Tutorial - Increasing contrast IV.

3. Put your mask on
Stay on the Apply Image dialog. Select Mask at the bottom to activate more options. All you have to do is select Invert. The hitherto strong contrast will decrease, especially regarding the lighter areas. Using Mask and Invert enables you to control the effect of contrast increase to a certain degree. Unselecting Mask results in a strong contrast increase in all tone intervals while selecting it decreases the contrast of darker areas. Likewise, selecting Invert decreases the contrast of lighter areas and increases that of the darker ones. Feel free to play around with them!

Free Photoshop Tutorial - Increasing contrast IV.

4. Modestly...
...shrill does the result look. The contrast has obviously increased, but mostly in the shadowed areas, while light ones changed less.



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