Operation Manual

vi CONTENTS
Access your photos anywhere with Mobile Albums .........80
Filtering and finding photos ................................82
Finding people, places, and events .........................82
Locating files in the folder list ..............................89
Using the Timeline to refine a search .......................90
Finding photos by searching for keywords .................. 91
Working with the Advanced Search panel ..................92
Finding photos by visual similarity .........................94
Finding photos by searching their metadata ................96
Hiding files ................................................96
Review ....................................................97
4 IMAGE EDITING BASICS 98
Getting started ...........................................100
Editing photos in the Organizer ...........................100
Recognizing what your photo needs ......................102
Understanding the histogram .............................102
Adjusting levels ...........................................104
Assessing a photo’s color balance .........................107
Adjusting the white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Making easy color and lighting adjustments ...............110
Fixing photos automatically in batches ....................110
Correcting photos in Quick Edit mode .....................111
Working with Auto Smart Tone ............................114
Adjusting images in Guided Edit mode ....................116
Selective editing with the Smart Brush ....................120
Working with camera raw images .........................123
Review ...................................................131
5 WORKING WITH COLOR 132
Getting started ...........................................134
Correcting color problems ................................134
Adjusting skin tones ......................................139