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Bring some Clarity
to your photos
Master one of the best detail-enhancing
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Clarity vsTexture
Sitting alongside Clarity
in the Basic Panel, the
Texture slider is another
useful tool for enhancing
details. Each slider works
in slightly different ways. Texture
has a stronger effect on fine details
in an image – sometimes called high-
frequency detail. Clarity, on the other
hand, works more on lower-frequency
details. Applying negative Texture is
a very effective way to soften skin
when the effect is painted in with
the Adjustment Brush: it results in
a general smoothing of tones and
colours, while retaining fine detail
in the skin pores.James
Paterson
With over a decade as a
writer and photographer
behind him, James knows
exactly which Photoshop
and Lightroom tools and
techniques matter most.here are lots of tools that can help your
images pop out of the screen or from a
print, but few have as instant an effect
as Clarity. Available in Camera Raw and
Lightroom, Clarity works by increasing the
contrast in midtones, the range of tones that sit either
side of the middle grey point in an image. By increasing
midtone contrast, the brighter parts of the midtone range
become brighter, and the darker parts go even darker.
Understanding how it works isn’t all that important.
All you need do is open an image and experiment with
Clarity to get a feel for the amazing effect it has on details.
Above, for instance, a bold increase in Clarity boosts the
contrast around the dog’s hairs, making each wet strand
stand out more clearly. It also has a big impact on the
crispness of the droplets around the dog.
Simple and effective, Clarity is one of the best tools
Adobe offers for enhancing images. Its only drawback
is the danger of using it too much, as a heavy-handed
approach can leave images looking over-processed.T
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