Chapter 13. Enhance Your Photos with Basic Photo Editing

Now that you have selected your favorite photos, you can start making them look better. You can improve the color and contrast, crop to fit a frame, and start adding digital photo effects to your images. This chapter introduces the basics of digital photo editing.

Enhance Your Photos with Basic Photo Editing

Learn About Local and Global Changes 152

Zoom In with the Zoom Tool 154

Rotate an Image 156

Straighten an Image 160

Crop an Image 164

Adjust the Exposure 166

Adjust the Color Temperature 170

Adjust the Tint 174

Adjust the Saturation 178

Adjust Noise and Sharpness 182

Remove Red Eye 186

Retouch Spots on Your Photos 190

Retouch Spots on Your Subjects ...

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