7. Changing and Adjusting Colors

In This Chapter

About Color Models and Color Modes 154

Converting to Black and White 158

Removing Color 159

About Tonal Correction 160

Adjusting Camera Raw Photos 161

Adjusting Levels Automatically 163

Adjusting Levels Manually 165

Adjusting Lighting 166

Adjusting Color 169

Replacing Color 172

Adding a Color Tint to an Image 175

Almost any photograph can benefit from some simple color or lighting corrections. For example, you might find that a vivid sunset you photographed ends up looking rather dull and ordinary, or that a portrait taken outdoors is too dark to discern any details. Luckily, you’re never stuck with a roll of inferior images. Photoshop Elements provides a powerful set of color correction tools, ...

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