Photography Post Processing

Editing pictures in Photoshop

Original Image

levels• Levels recalculates the light balance in the image, by moving scale downwards, therefore

effecting the image and making it either lighter or darker.Lighter: Darker:

Changing the Brightness/Contrast• By changing the image brightness, the image will either lighten or darken up• By changing the image contrast, the image will lose its colour quality whilst also becoming

eerie and washed out.

Adjusting layers• Open Adjustment Layers, got into levels and adjust settings therefore effecting the image.• Photoshop will then add an adjustment layer on the right hand side of the screen, click on

the eye to turn settings on and off

Changing the Saturation• Changing the Saturation makes the image lighter or darker. When an image is over-saturated,

they tend to come out grainy.