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Adobe Photoshop Tips
Fixing Dark Areas

Question:

The buildings are too dark in this photo. I tried the Brightness control, but the sky turned white, and it didn't look like an evening shot. How do I fix it?

Answer:

01) Choose the magic wand tool on the floating tool menu.
02) Set the tolerance of the magic wand to 42. Click somewhere in the sky of the image. Hold the SHIFT key down and you will see a "+" appear next to the wand cursor. This allows you to continue selecting, adding to the area already selected. Click the various areas of the sky until it is completely selected.

03) When the sky is completely selected, use the top menu option, Select, then Inverse.

04) Use the top menu option, Image, then Auto Levels. You won't see much change, but it is actually giving you denser colors in that dark area for later steps.

05) Use the top menu option, Image, then Equalize.
06) Use the top menu option, Edit, then Fade Equalize. Fade to 35 percent Opacity.

Now you are seeing some progress in the image below, but there's more to come.

07) Use the top menu option, Select, then Deselect.
08) Use the top menu option, Image, then Hue/Saturation. Set the Saturation level to 35.

Your image should now look similar to the one below, ready to use on your website.