- Let's explore an adjustment…we briefly touched on, and that's definition.…The definition adjustment does a good job…of selective contrast.…It's gonna look at some of the midtones…and put a bit more definition into the areas…that seem to lack contrast.…As opposed to being heavy-handed…like a global contrast adjustment,…it's a bit more selective.…Let's explore an image here…that lacks some definition.…It's not that it's bad, it's just…this panorama is a little bit lacking.…Let's double click to open it and choose Edit.…
This is an iPhone panorama…that was shot using the iPhone 6.…What I'd like to do is auto enhance this to start…and then open up the adjustments.…If you take a look at all of the overall light adjustments,…you'll notice that you can of course…make a simple slider to recover shadows…and highlights using the Light slider,…essentially adding more light, and that's great.…I'm gonna back of the color a little bit though…because it's a bit rich.…As I look at this, it feels okay, but I'm not satisfied…with the amount of detail here in the dunes.…
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7/22/2015- Applying and removing effects
- Reading the histogram
- Working nondestructively
- Making primary color and exposure adjustments
- Reusing image adjustments
- Enhancing images with advanced adjustments
- Recovering shadows and highlights
- Creating and manipulating black-and-white images
- Sharpening
- Styling photos
- Adding and combining filters
Skill Level Intermediate
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