Using the Tone Curve panel

For some images, you may find that the basic adjustments in Adobe camera raw are …all you really need. You can adjust the overall color, as well …as the overall tonality, and the presence of the image. …And that'll often times put you in a good enough starting point that you're ready …to just move in to Photoshop Proper to continue working on the image. …But in many cases, you might prefer to apply some additional adjustments within …Adobe camera raw. For example, you might want to work with …the tone curve. In many respects you might feel that the …tone curve is superfluous. That all of the adjustments that are …available in the basic adjustments, in terms of tonality, are all you need.…

After all, we're able to adjust overall exposure and contrast, and lighten or …darken specific ranges of tonal values, including highlights, shadows, whites, …and blacks. And yet in many cases a tone curve can …give you a little bit more control and flexibility In establishing overall tonality. …I'll go ahead and switch to the tone curve option, in Adobe camera raw. …