Dragging the Contrast slider to the right moves darker and lighter midtones away from the
midtone; dragging left moves those tones toward the midtone. For more nuanced contrast
adjustments, you can use the Clarity slider, which adds depth to an image by increasing local
contrast, especially around the midtones.
The Saturation slider adjusts the intensity of all colors in the image equally. The Vibrance slider
has a greater effect on undersaturated colors. You can use it to bring life to a background without
oversaturating any skin tones in the image, for example.
You can use the Auto option to let Camera Raw attempt to correct the image tone, or you can
select your own settings.
1. Click Auto in the Basic panel.Camera Raw changes several settings in the Basic panel, and the image is greatly improved. The
Auto feature often produces a useful image because its corrections are based on advanced Adobe
Sensei machine learning technology. This makes Auto a quick way to both reach a good starting
point for edits, and, if you like the results, to study and learn from the adjustments made by Auto.
However, in this exercise, you’ll return to the default settings and adjust them yourself.
2. Click Default in the Basic panel.
3. Change the sliders as follows:
Exposure: +0.50
Contrast: + 0
Highlights: - 20
Shadows: +70
Whites: + 20
Blacks: −10
Clarity: +20