We covered more ways to correct problem photos. This involves using the adjustment layers. Some filters within this tool correct the entire photo. For example, if your photo has a blue cast, you can use a warming filter, with three to choose from. There are also three cooling filters. I don’t have any photos with this issue, but I do have two from a recent 30th birthday celebration for my nephew’s wife. The bank of windows behind the family members are so bright they are in shadow.
Of course, there’s a way to correct this. I used the Quick Selection tool to select the figures from the rest of the photo. Then I adjusted only them. Here are my originals followed by the “fixes.”
Samantha, the birthday girl and her youngest son, Tadhg.
Samantha and Tadhg brightened
Here are all four family members. This photo was more challenging, because I had to do two separate selections and corrections.
Nick, Conor, Tadhg, and Sam
Here they are looking, maybe not perfect, but better. I think with more practice, my corrections will improve. I might mention my niece, Meredith, brought child-size gardening gloves for the boys. She works at Ace Hardware. The boys loved them.
