Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 135

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 130 User Guide When you work with Levels, you can work directly on the image pixels or through an adjustment layer. Adjustment layers give you flexibility in the following ways: • You can modify an adjustment at any time by double-clicking the adjustment layer to reopen the Levels dialog box. • You can reduce the effect of an adjustment by lowering the adjustment layer's opacity in the Layers palette. • You can stack adjustment layers to make multiple adjustments and not degrade the image because of too many successive adjustments. • You can use the adjustment layer's layer mask to confine an adjustment to a portion of your image. See also "About adjustment and fill layers" on page 95 To improve shadow and highlight detail 1 In the Editor, choose Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Shadow/Highlights. 2 Drag any of the adjustment sliders or enter values in the text boxes: Lighten Shadows Brightens the dark areas of your photo and reveals more of the shadow detail that was captured in your image. Darken Highlights Darkens the light areas of your photo and reveals more of the highlight detail that was captured in your image. Pure white areas of your photo don't have any detail and aren't affected by this adjustment. Midtone Contrast Adds or reduces the contrast of the middle tones. Use this slider if the image contrast doesn't look right after you've adjusted shadows and highlights. 3 Click OK to accept the adjustments. You can reset the image to how it looked when you opened the dialog box by holding down Option and clicking the Reset button.