STEP THREE: In the Presets panel, expand the B&W set and select the B&W Punch
preset. This provides a high-contrast rendering of the black-and-white file by
darkening Blacks, brightening Whites, and increasing Clarity. The default setting
for the Amount slider that appears immediately beneath the Profile control is 150%.
You can decrease or increase the percentage to your taste. In this example, we
reduced it to around 130%.STEP FOUR: Next, go to the Histogram panel located at
the top of the right-side panels, and click on the triangle
located at the top left-hand corner. This enables the
Shadow Clipping indicator, which will appear as blue
overlays on the image, indicating the areas of the image
that have no detail because they’re too dark. Click on the
triangle at the upper right of the Histogram to enable the
Highlight Clipping indicator, which will warn you where
highlights are being overexposed. This appears as red
overlays on the image.If you wanted to remove the shadow clipping in an
image, drag the Blacks slider while observing the left
triangle at the top of the Histogram. When that triangle
turns black, this indicates that all shadow areas of the
image will be rendered with detail. You’ll notice there
are no longer any blue overlays in the image. Since
we’re going for a high-contrast look, we’re going to
leave the Blacks unchanged. HOW TOPHOTOSHOP USER
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