Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Three:
Another trademark part of the Instagram
look is that the images have very flat con-
trast (after all, these are imitating some
vintage camera looks), so start by drag-
ging your Contrast slider all the way to
the left to -100. Then, go ahead and
crank up the Vibrance a bunch to +100.
Now, we'll add a little contrast back in
by dragging the Whites to the right to
increase the very brightest highlights
(here, I dragged over to +55), and bring
some color back to the darkest shadow
areas by dragging the Blacks slider to
the left (here, I dragged it over to -70).
At this point, the photo looks kind of
yellowish. Not for long, though.
Step Four:
Click on the Tone Curve icon (the sec-
ond icon from the left) at the top of the
Panel area, and when that panel appears,
click on the Point tab. Then, from the
Channel pop-up menu, choose
Green
.
Don't worry—even if you've never used
the Tone Curve before, you'll absolutely
be able to do this. You see that diago-
nal line running from the bottom-left cor-
ner up to the top-right corner? Well, grab
the point at the bottom of the line and
drag it up a bit (as shown here) to bump
up the greens. See, that was easy, eh?
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