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One of the basic guidelines that Photoshop
users should follow is to adjust Levels
(ImageAdjustmentLevels) so that the histo-
gram has a full range of tones, from black to white.
That’s often accomplished by moving the histo-
gram’s highlight triangle on the right to just inside
the mountain range, and moving the shadow tri-
angle on the left to just inside the mountain range.
My framed image of Andrea already had a “good”
histogram, as you can see here. However, I wanted
a more dramatic image, one with deeper shadows.
So, I moved the shadow slider beyond the “nor-
mal” adjustment.
Here’s my final image, transformed from a fun
snapshot into a more artistic image.
Now it’s your turn. Think creatively—and
artistically—the next time you open a snapshot in
Photoshop.