Chapter 11
Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity
IN THIS CHAPTER
Editing your photos logically
Adjusting lighting, color, and clarity
Working with the Smart Brush tools
If you’ve tried the quick and easy automatic fixes on your images and they didn’t quite do the job, you’ve come to the right place. The great thing about Elements is that it offers multiple ways and multiple levels of repairing and enhancing your images. If an auto fix doesn’t cut it, move on to a manual fix.
If you’re still not happy, you can consider shooting in Camera Raw format, as long as your camera can do so. Elements has wonderful Camera Raw support, enabling you to process your images to your exact specifications. For details on Camera Raw check out Chapter 7, “Editing Camera Raw Images.” Chances are good that if you can’t find the tools to correct and repair your images in Elements, those images are probably beyond salvaging.
This chapter covers the manual fixes you can make to your photos to correct lighting, contrast, color casts, artifacts, dust, scratches, sharpening, and blurring. We also cover using ...
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