User Guide

CHAPTER 4
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Fixing Your Photos
Original image, and Backlighting applied
To use the Adjust Backlighting command:
1 Do one of the following:
• To make adjustments to your entire image,
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
• To make adjustments to a portion of your
image, make a selection in the document
window. See “Selecting pixels” on page 114.
2 Choose Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Adjust
Backlighting.
3 Drag the Darker slider or enter a value in the
text box to adjust the tonal variation in the image.
Val ues can range from 0 to 100.
4 Click OK.
Using the Fill Flash command
In pictures taken in bright light, shadows are often
so dark that they show little detail. You can lighten
such shadows using the Fill Flash command.
Original image, and Fill Flash applied
To use the Fill Flash command:
1 Do one of the following:
• To make adjustments to your entire image,
choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is
selected. If your image has multiple layers, select
a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
• To make adjustments to a portion of your
image, make a selection in the document
window. See “Selecting pixels” on page 114.
2 Choose Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Fill Flash.
3 Drag the Lighter slider or enter a value in the
text box to adjust the tonal variation in the image.
Val ues can range from 0 to 100.
4 Click OK.
Using the Quick Fix dialog box
The Quick Fix command lets you adjust the
brightness, color, sharpness, and even the rotation
of your image in a single dialog box. You compare
your original image without changes next to a
preview of the same image with the adjustments
you select.