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Image too dark?; Using the Levels Tool
Topic Started: Aug 3 2007, 11:30 PM (114 Views)
DianeLuvsMunky
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What not to do.
When all you do is lighten an image.... it usually comes out all wrong. The highlights and shadows disappear.
Example
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Here is how to avoid that.

1)Open your image
2)Duplicate your image *Always duplicate your image just in case you mess up. You can always go back to the original*
3)Open up the Levels tool. (Image-> Adjustments-> Levels)
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Now as you can see we have 3 "Input Levels", and we have 3 tabs (one black, one grey,and one white).

Black Tab Controls the shadows.
Grey Tab Controls the general lightness/darkness of your image.
White Tab Controls the highlights.
*Don't worry about the numbers... but just know that the numbers basically correspond to the tabs (I drew 3 lines to show).*

Now just follow these guidelines with any image.
1) Move the grey tab over to the left side. Do this until you reach a lighter shade you like. (It will begin to look like the image at the top of the page. A bland grey look).

2) Next we want to put the shadows back in.
Slowly move the black tab over to the right (it will only need to move a little). Do this until you feel the image looks good.

3) Last we want to put the highlights back in.
Move the white tab over to the left until the image looks good and vibrant.

Here is an example of one I finished.
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If you have this image and want to try it, here are the "input numbers" I used [6] [1.66] [190].
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