Hue and Saturation
- Color correction and controlling the hues
- Saturation = intensity, purity or amount of hue
- Hue = single color
- Adjusting specific colors
o Ex: choose “red” if it is too saturated and desaturate only reds
For tutorials on hue and saturation click here and here.
A helpful video tutorial by photoshop video academy can be found here. As well, an explanation by MultiStudio Productions for what is hue and saturation can be found here.
Brightness/ Contrast
To use the Adjustment Panel to change the Brightness/ Contrast of a Picture
Step 1: Open the Picture in Photoshop.
Step 2: Make a Layer Mask or duplicate the Layer.
Step 2: Go to the Image selection drop-down box.
Step 3: Hit the Adjustment menu under the Image selection.
Step 4: Hit the Brightness/ Contrast option.
Step 5: A box will pop-up with two sliders; one for brightness and one for contrast.
Step 6: Hit Save-As to save the picture as a new version.
A more detailed explanation with pictures can be found here in a wiki How Article.
Another look at similar information can be found in adobes photoshop help.
Here is a helpful video by youtube user lynda.com explaining how to adjust brightness and contrast.
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