Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 7-2. The Shadows/Highlights command can bring back details in photos where you were
sure there was no info at all—but sometimes at a cost. Left: The sky and the grass aren't bad, but
you'd never know there were oranges on these trees. Right: A dose of Shadows/Highlights unearths
plenty of details, though the overall effect is a bit flat when you push this command this far. This
photo needs more work, but at least now you can see what kind of trees these are.
The Shadows/Highlights command in Expert mode works pretty much the same way it does
in Quick Fix (
Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights
). The single flaw in this great feature is
that you can't apply it as an Adjustment layer (
Adjustment and Fill Layers
)
, so you may want
to apply it to a duplicate layer rather than the original. That way, you can discard the changes
later on if you want to take another whack at adjusting the photo. In any case, it's easy to
make amazing changes to your photos with Shadows/Highlights. Here's how:
1.
Open a photo and duplicate the image layer (Ctrl+J/
⌘
-J) if you want to
.
If you haven't edited the photo before, the image layer is probably the Background
layer, but you can use this command on any layer. Duplicating the image layer makes
it easier to undo Shadows/Highlights later if you change your mind.
