Correcting Tone and Exposure - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 64

Figure 3-36. Before and after comparison

■ apply the s curve with a light touch. there is usually some loss of fine detail in the shadows and
highlight areas, so make your adjustments gradually, while monitoring the detail.

Note

Tutorial 6: Tonal Adjustment Using Curves (with Local Adjustments)
This exercise is similar to the previous one using levels to enhance the detail in the image of the canyon wall.
In this image (Figure 3-37 ), we'll make a minor Curves adjustment that will brighten the darker areas that
should be lighter (essentially a digital fill flash).