For darker shadows, drag it right until it touches the histogram graph.
This slider controls the strength of the shot’s shadow levels. This tool produces quite subtle results, but it’s a good place to start when trying to reveal more detail in a scene’s underexposed shadows.īy dragging this vertical slider to the left you can remap a photo’s underexposed midtones to a lighter tonal level and reveal more detail in underexposed regions. You can then fine-tune the results using the Low, Standard or Strong settings. This tool attempts to automatically correct an underexposed image to lighten the shadows and create more contrast. Don’t try and remove all clipped areas or you’ll have no contrast. Blown-out (clipped) highlights will appear in red. Underexposed shadows will appear as patches of blue. Click on the adjacent fly-out icon to change the layout and stack your photo comparisons horizontally, vertically or even split them down the middle.Ĭlick here to turn on a clipping warning. This icon displays a before and after version of your image, to help you discern the effect of your post-production adjustments. The width indicates the spread of shadows on the left, midtones in the middle and highlights towards the right, while the height of the graph represents the strength of particular tones.ĭrag the Brightness slider right to begin to lighten underexposed shadows, though be careful not to clip correctly exposed highlights. This undulating graph represents the shadows, midtones and highlights in your photo. (Image credit: Future) (opens in new tab)