Adjust Levels in Your Photos

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levels.jpgBefore you begin editing it’s always a good idea to check a photo’s levels. When photos are backlit, lit poorly, or overexposed, the colors tend to not look quite right. At times this is obvious, however at other times it’s hard to tell, so you always want to check your photo’s levels. Doing this first will help you make the colors in your photos look their best.

To change the levels in your picture click on Edit in the menu bar.  Move your mouse to Adjustments > in the drop-down menu and leave the cursor there for a second.  In the sub-menu that pops up, choose on Auto Levels.

After adjusting the levels you should see a change in the appearance of your photo. It’s okay if you don’t see a noticeable difference. If there is no change it simply means that your photo looked good right from the start.  After you have adjusted the levels save your work by hitting Apple + S in Mac OS X or CTRL + S in Windows. 

As you work with Photoshop you will find there are keyboard shortcuts that you can use for speed up your work; the keyboard shortcut for Auto Levels is Shift + Apple + L on a Mac or CTRL + L on a PC.

 

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