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toolsforboostingtonesinPhotoshopElements
Top tonal tools
SIX ESSENTIAL RAW TONAL TOOLS
1 White Balance tool
Found in the Elements Camera Raw toolbar,
this lets you correct colour casts. Simply grab
the tool and click over a part of the image you
know should be completely neutral such as a
grey road, a white wall or (best of all) one of
your own grey cards. The Temp and Tint sliders
can also be used to fine-tune the white balance.
2 Exposure
With raws, we’re able to lighten or darken
tones with greater headroom than JPEGs. As
the name suggests, this slider lets you do this
by simulating more or less exposure, much
like the exposure compensation dial on your
camera. As such, the values in the box
represent stops of light.3 Highlights and Shadows
Raw files hold a surprising amount of detail
at the tonal extremes, and these sliders allow
you to tease it out by lifting the shadows or
dropping the highlights. Be careful not to push
them too far, as they can overcook an image.
Of course, you can also decrease shadows
and increase highlights to boost contrast.in Elements