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This article is from December 2, 2009, and is no longer current.

Control Light in Photoshop

Where luminance correction is concerned, no feature gives you greater control than Curves. This one command lets you rein in highlights, open up shadows, and reveal all points in between. Curves takes a bud of an image and makes it blossom.
To learn how to make the most of this powerful tool, just click Play:

 

James Fritz is a Principal Program Manager: Content Tools and Workflows at LinkedIn.
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