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Reveal Image Detail with Shadow/Highlight Adjustments in Photoshop

Vootie (1092 pencils) | Sun, 2009-09-27 13:57
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Adapted from Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers: A Workshop in a Book (Sybex)
By Ellen Anon and Josh Anon
Dateline: September 24, 2009
Version: Adobe Photoshop CS4

The Shadow/Highlight adjustment is an excellent way to reveal subtle detail in the shadow and/or highlight areas of your images. Although you could theoretically produce similar results with sophisticated use of Curves, the Shadow/Highlight adjustment is far easier to use when you need to recover detail that has been lost in shadow or highlight areas because of excessive contrast. It’s similar to the Fill Light and Recovery sliders in ACR, but it has additional controls so you can fine-tune the results.

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KellyR | Mon, 2009-09-28 17:53

The Shadow/Highlight tool is absolutely amazing. I used to stick with levels or curves but after discovering the Shadow/Highlight feature, I really tend to fall back on it much more.

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