Tutorial 3 Digitally Enhancing Photo

Digitally Enhancing Photos:

Let the Sun Shine In

Here’s an example of how you can turn a cloudy day into a sunny day, for an image with more impact.

I took the picture at left of several dancers at a festival in Bhutan. Due to the overcast sky, the picture is flat. But let’s see what happens with a little Photoshop magic.

 

Go to Image> Adjustments>

Hue/Saturation

Hue changes the colors in the image.

Saturation adds intensity to the colors.

Lightness adds a white film to the image.

Go to Image>Adjustments>

Brightness/Contrast

Brightness changes the amount of light let into the image.

Contrast intensifies the difference in values.

  

Go to Image>Adjustments

Exposure

Exposure adjusts the brightness of the image.

Offset adds extra contrast to the darkest values.

Gamma Correction intensifies the shadows of an image.

Try This!Choose a photo online that could use some digital enhancement.  Save it as original.jpg.  When you finish editing the photo save it as corrected.jpg.  

Save it to your disk.