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Introduction

Here is the final result of this episode, a river photo under dense trees that was once dark is now bright, clear, and vibrant, without overexposed areas. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Photoshop series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Underexposed photos are very common, especially under trees or indoors. Today we're using two of the simplest adjustments, Exposure and Brightness/Contrast, plus a mask to direct the corrections.

Step 1: Diagnose dark photos

Open the river photo in the forest. Tree shadows cover most of the photo, and the histogram stacks on the left side. However, the area of water in the distance is already bright enough, so we need to brighten it without making it white.

. . | Step 2: Exposure

Add an Exposure adjustment layer. Slide Exposure to the right around plus 0.7.

. | : : . “langkah? Exposure

Exposure works like increasing the shutter speed on a camera, evenly brightening the entire photo.

: Step 3. Gamma Correction

Slide the gamma correction to the right around 1.2.

8 : : | langkah 3 Gamma oreo .

Gamma brightens midtones and shadows more than the bright areas,

: | : | Step 3: Gamma Correction .

so that tree trunks and rocks become clear without burning out the water reflections.

: . . | Step 4: Gradient Mask

The area of water in the distance is now slightly too bright. Select the Exposure mask, take the gradient tool from black to white, then drag from the top of the photo to the center.

h | | langkah Mask oradie

The brightness decreases at the top and remains full at the bottom which is dark.

: Step 5: Brightness/Contrast

Brightened photos tend to look flat. Add Brightness/Contrast, increase contrast around 20 and brightness slightly.

: . | angkat Brightness/Contrast .

Water and foliage come back to life.

: ' ! | Step 6: Vibrance and save .

Add vibrance around 25 to make the green and blue of the water more vivid. Compare with the third layer, then save as PSD and export as JPG.

5 : anda Yna save .

Done. We've diagnosed the dark photo, using Exposure and gamma correction,

: | : | ' h | » Done! “ .

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0:03Introduction

0:38Step 1: Diagnose dark photos

0:54. . | Step 2: Exposure

1:01. | : : . “langkah? Exposure

1:09: Step 3. Gamma Correction

1:138 : : | langkah 3 Gamma oreo .

1:17: | : | Step 3: Gamma Correction .

1:26: . . | Step 4: Gradient Mask

1:35h | | langkah Mask oradie

1:43: Step 5: Brightness/Contrast

1:51: . | angkat Brightness/Contrast .

1:56: ' ! | Step 6: Vibrance and save .

2:195 : anda Yna save .

2:25: | : | ' h | » Done! “ .

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0:03Introduction

0:38Step 1: Diagnose dark photos

0:54. . | Step 2: Exposure

1:01. | : : . “langkah? Exposure

1:09: Step 3. Gamma Correction

1:138 : : | langkah 3 Gamma oreo .

1:17: | : | Step 3: Gamma Correction .

1:26: . . | Step 4: Gradient Mask

1:35h | | langkah Mask oradie

1:43: Step 5: Brightness/Contrast

1:51: . | angkat Brightness/Contrast .

1:56: ' ! | Step 6: Vibrance and save .

2:195 : anda Yna save .

2:25: | : | ' h | » Done! “ .

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Introduction

Step 1: Diagnose dark photos

. . | Step 2: Exposure

. | : : . “langkah? Exposure

: Step 3. Gamma Correction

8 : : | langkah 3 Gamma oreo .

: | : | Step 3: Gamma Correction .

: . . | Step 4: Gradient Mask

h | | langkah Mask oradie

: Step 5: Brightness/Contrast

: . | angkat Brightness/Contrast .

: ' ! | Step 6: Vibrance and save .

5 : anda Yna save .

: | : | ' h | » Done! “ .

Introduction

Step 1: Diagnose dark photos

. . | Step 2: Exposure

. | : : . “langkah? Exposure

: Step 3. Gamma Correction

8 : : | langkah 3 Gamma oreo .

: | : | Step 3: Gamma Correction .

: . . | Step 4: Gradient Mask

h | | langkah Mask oradie

: Step 5: Brightness/Contrast

: . | angkat Brightness/Contrast .

: ' ! | Step 6: Vibrance and save .

5 : anda Yna save .

: | : | ' h | » Done! “ .