Photoshop Tips for beginner : Blight/Contrast

Today's entry is Photoshop Tips for beginners who want to adjust your SS.  How to use "Blight/Contrast" tool is today's menu.

"Blight" is the tools for changing blight & dark, "Contrast" changes photo's light & darkness. This tool is useful for PS beginners to impress own SS.

Before retouching !
Before retouching your SS, there is necessary to think about the "goal". Retouching is very interesting, but many changes of photo makes bad effects.

1st, you have to watch your SS objectively. Today's sample photo was shoot from "J Peace island". Very quiet and elaborate SIM.

This SS is a little weak, dark and drowsy, so I 'll try to make more blight and a little vivid.

Try Retouching
1.blight +15.

2.contrast +20

These 2 step made the SS more blight and vivid.

BAD examle
 
This photo is blight+55 & contrast+34. It looks like good for my goal that I formulated first.

However, This photo delete gradation of sky , and panel's word "BICYCLE" blight like illumination. This retouching killed original image too much.

In general, you have to avoid these situations. Of course, if you formulate your goal as this type of photo, these retouching is not bad.

Thats all for today, thanks.