Graphics Programs Reference
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Dulling-Down the Image
The small inset photo that I used on the cover is the original photo before I did any editing.
What if I couldn't find that particular photo and only had the enhanced image to work with.
I want the cover to demonstrate that Photoshop can take a dull image and give it life, but
that could be difficult to demonstrate with only the enhanced image. Fortunately, adjust-
ment layers can work both ways, and I can dull-down the photo.
Sometimes, degrading an image can help us to better understand how these adjustments
work than when we enhance images all the time.
To accomplish this goal, I am going to use three adjustment layers as shown in
Figure 59
— the three highlighted adjustment layers on the drop-down menu
.
Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast
