Workshop Index   PS CS2 SHADOW / HIGHLIGHT TOOL
  1. Camera settings
  5. Jpeg work flow
  6. RAW flow
  7. File details
  8. Storage
  9. Computer set up and basic work flow
  10. Image selection
  11. Transferring images between folders
  12. RAW processing
  13. Sharpening
  14. Shadow/highlight tool
  15. Correcting under-exposed images
  16. Overexposed images
  17. Reducing digital noise
  18. Correcting sloping horizons
  19. Mono conversions
  20. Layers
  21. False snow
  22. Producing a pencil sketch
  23. Using a layer to burn and dodge
  24. Curves
  25. Altering contrast using curves
  26. Altering part of the curve
  27. Pysadelic curves
  28. Curves and monochrome
  29. IR conversions
  30. HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing
  31. Highlight & Shadow in Photomatix
  32. Book list
  33. Return to home page
  

 

 

One of the most useful tools to get you out of trouble.

Image>adjustment>shadow/highlight

Usually used to open shadow detail this tool can also be used to put tone into highlight areas.

PS default is 50% shadow 0% highlight. These setting only affect the shadow areas.

My default is 20% shadow and highlight each with a tone width of 20% for each and a radius of 10

This does not over lighten shadows and applies a slight tone to highlights similar to the effect of using a traditional wet printing paper with a slight base tone.

There is a temptation to use the Brightness/Contrast control. DON'T this tool can irreversibly modify data from any file format, even Tiff, and is thus one to avoid. Use levels or curves instead.