Adjustments
at a Glance
If you are new to image processing, some of the tools that are used and
the effect they have on your images may be unfamiliar to you. Luckily,
Lightroom CC provides some helpful tool tips to explain what each of
the major adjustments actually do.
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Controls the brightness of your photo
with a slider.Move left to make the image darker and
mimic underexposure; move right to
make the image look overexposed.Determines the contrast between
light and dark colours.Move left to flatten the contrast;
move right to make the contrast
more extreme and dramatic.Controls the brightness of the lighter
parts of your photo.Move left to darken highlights and
recover details; move right to brighten
them and reduce details.Controls the brightness of the darker
parts of your photo.Move left to deepen shadows; move
right to brighten them and recover
more details.Use Whites to set the white point of
the image.Move slider to the right to make more
colours appear completely white. Move
to the left to darken lightest colours.Using Blacks sets the black point of
your photographs.Move slider left to make more colours
appear completely black. Move to the
right to make darkest colours lighter.16
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