User Guide

Chapter 8 Editing
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• Select a higher range if you want to add shadows to most of the bright areas in the photo
and some of the darker areas.
•Click Exposure warning to see pixels that are over- or underexposed.
3 In the Darken Highlights area, drag the Amount slider to the left or right to select the amount of
shadow to add to the selected pixels.
4 Do one of the following:
•Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool.
•Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.
Adding color to pale areas of a photo
You can use the Shadow/Highlight tool to add color to a photo. This is useful if the colors in the photo
are pale because of inadequate or excessive light. For example, you may want to add color to a photo
if the sky is too pale. You can also add color to a photo to make the photo more dramatic. For example,
you may want to add color to a photo of a sunset to make the colors of the sunset more vibrant.
To add color to pale areas of an image:
1 In Edit Mode, on the Edit panel, click Shadow/Highlight.
2 In the Color Boost area, drag the slider to the left or right to add or remove color from the photo.
3 Do one of the following:
•Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool.
•Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.
Tips for adjusting the shadows and highlights in your photos
You can make an image look unnatural if you add too much light to shadows or too many shadows to
highlights. For example, if you have a close-up photo of a person's face there will be shadows on the
person's face. If you eliminate too many of those shadows the person's face will look flat. You should
leave natural shadows and highlights in your photos.
The shadows and highlights in your photo will look more natural if you drag the Range slider to the
right to select a greater range of pixels to change. For example, if you add light to only the darkest
areas in the photo, you reduce the overall contrast in the photo.
Adjusting image light levels
Automatically adjusting exposure
You can use the Auto Exposure tool to automatically correct the exposure of your images. Auto
Exposure makes the darkest image pixels darker, and the brightest pixels brighter. You can save your
options as a preset for future use.