Chapter 9. Enhancing Contrast and Exposure

Does your photo suffer from shadows that are too dark or highlights that are too light? Or perhaps you have an old photo in which the entire image is faded. You can correct tone, contrast, exposure, and lighting problems using several nifty tools in Photoshop Elements. This chapter shows you how.

Enhancing Contrast and Exposure

Enhance Lighting with Guided Edit............................................180

Adjust Levels................................................................182

Adjust Shadows and Highlights................................................184

Change Brightness and Contrast...............................................186 ...

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