You can slowly start to see the photo taking shape. Now click on the Green channel (Ctrl+2) and do the same by moving the black and white arrows.Īnd finally, do the same again to the Blue channel (Ctrl+3)Ģ) Adjust RGB for brightness and then sharpen The photo might have a very blue tinge, so don’t worry. The white arrow should be moved to where the graph ends. The black arrow should be moved to the first point where the graph starts. Move the black and white arrows and the bottom of the histogram. In the RGB channel drop down menu, select the Red channel (Ctrl+1). We don’t want to adjust the RGB composite as a whole as that would just be tweaking the brightness levels.
The right spike in my histogram shows that I have this inconsistent brightness, also known as the haze. Usually we want the histogram to look spread out, meaning a good balance of colors and brightness. The left of the graph indicates darkness and the right side indicates highlights. It indicates the ‘brightness’ of the photo by letting you know how many pixels are dark and how many are light. The input levels graph is also known as a histogram. Here’s my image taken on top of the Empire State building in NYC.ġ) Adjust the levels: Green, Red and Blueįirstly, create a new Levels layer in Photoshop. In an unfortunate case where your photos have been affected by these elements, there is a 5-minute quick fix in Photoshop. Sometimes we don’t get to photograph in our ideal, pristine condition where there isn’t any pollution smog, morning fog or dust winds. You’ve snapped a beautiful scenery shot and everything looks great.