Work-flow Stage 3

Basic Image Work-flow

The next thing we do is adjust the contrast of the image. There are several ways to do this, and some work better than others. There are 4 popular ways to achieve contrast control.

1. Auto Contrast – IMAGE/ADJUST/AUTO CONTRAST

This is a quick and dirty way which doesn’t give you any control.

2. Brightness/Contrast-IMAGE/ADJUST BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST

This allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the image separately (considered a crude method)

3. Levels – Image/Adjust Levels

You can increase the contrast by bringing the highlight and shadow sliders closer together.

4. Curves – Image/Adjustments/Curves

You can increase contrast in the curves by using an S-Curve (one of my favorites). Varying degrees of the curve will will increase the amount of contrast. We will use this method for our image.

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