Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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7 Click and drag the
Vibrance slider to the
right to increase the
muted tones.
8 Click and drag the
Saturation slider to the
left to give a more misty
or foggy look.
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9 Click and drag the
Strength slider to soften
the image more.
0 Click two points in the Toning
Curve to create a soft S-curve if
necessary to increase contrast,
similar to the curve shown in
task #52.
! Click OK.
The HDR tone mapping is applied
to the Background layer.
TIPS
Did You Know?
HDR toning cannot recover
completely blown highlights or
black shadows. Start with an image
that has sufficient tonal range, with
detail in both the highlights and
shadows.
Try This!
You can create an extreme grayscale
image using HDR Toning. Click the
Preset drop-down menu in the HDR
Toning dialog box and select one
of the monochromatic presets.
Optionally, you can use the HDR
tone mapping to create a strongcontrast
color image, and then add
a Black & White adjustment layer,
moving the sliders in the Properties
panel to adjust the look.
Caution!
Watch the preview image as you
work. Halos are a sign of an
incorrectly tone-mapped image, so
move the Edge Glow sliders
carefully. And beware of grayedout
highlights when moving the
Gamma slider. Small adjustments
can make large changes.
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