Practical Photoshop - UK (2021-03)

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CLARITY IN EYES
Clarity can work wonders
over eyes – both human and
animal. In particular, the
iris will benefit, especially
if you apply Clarity along
with a slight increase in
Exposure and Saturation.
Use the Adjustment Brush
and paint precisely over the
iris, then increase Clarity to
boost the detail in the iris. If
you like, make further local
adjustments to boost the
whites of the eye and to
darken the edges of the iris.

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MIDTONES

A photo’s tonal range is

broadly split into shadows,

midtones and highlights.

In a histogram, midtones

occupy the central third of

the graph, with the shadows

on the left and highlights

on the right. Clarity affects

the midtones by increasing

contrast in this central

area. You might see the

peaks near the center

spread slightly apart as the

midtones shift towards

highlights and shadows.

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ON-IMAGE CONTROLS

When the target is toggled

on, you can drag over the

image itself to adjust the

color ranges within it. Here,

for example, we can drag

over the backdrop and

transform the blue colors

to another hue. Using the

in-image adjustment tool

is usually more effective

than manually tweaking the

sliders on the right. Not only

is it quicker, it also lets you

affect more than one color

range at a time.