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8 Adjust the shape of the curve by doing one of the following:
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Drag the point on the curve until that tonal area of the image looks correct.
For example, dragging a point down in the shadow area of the curve darkens the shadows in
the image, and dragging a point up in the shadow area lightens the shadows in the image.
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Click a point on the curve and enter new In point and Out point values in the In and Out elds.
The In point values represent the horizontal axis of the graph, and the Out point values
represent the vertical axis of the graph.
Points on the curve that are not selected remain anchored, allowing you to independently adjust
each tonal area.
Darkening the shadows
and lightening the
highlights creates an
S-curve, indicating that
the photo’s contrast
is increased.
9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 for each tonal area in the image that you want to correct.
The tonal values in the image are adjusted, giving the image the appropriate amount of contrast.