4 Edit Tones and Color

We began the editing process by cropping and straightening because it’s good to figure out composition before digging into the rest of the details (see page 44). But you can just as easily jump right into editing the tones and color of your photo.

Sometimes I see the potential of how the light appears and will want to start with that. In other photos I can picture a black and white version and will make that conversion first.

The choices are up to you, which is the fun part of editing.

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Lesson A: Adjust Light and Dark Tones

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