Brighten Photos Like a Pro
Step 4
The image should look naturally more vivid. If you want to restore the original saturation, here’s a simple three-step technique to restore the original saturation.
- Duplicate the background layer.
- Move the duplicated layer to the top.
- Change the blending mode to Saturation. You can adjust the opacity to bring back some of the saturation.
Darkening the Image
This technique can also be used to effectively darken images. Simply do the reverse:
- With the Levels tool, darken the image instead of brightening.
- When using the Apply Image tool, leave the Invert option unchecked.
Final Results
Below is a comparison of the original image and the two brightening methods. Using just the levels to brighten the image, the clouds in the background almost disappeared. With the Photoshop technique shown in this tutorial, the sky has brightened slightly but the clouds are still visible.
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#1. February 17th, 2008, at 6:53 AM.
Very detailed tutorial on how to get the most out of your pictures, goob job! And thanks for the submission on tutorial-effect.net