Open exported image from iPhoto (export original, not compressed)- Double click layer, select default layer name, hit return so background is no longer locked (weird)
- Crop image with cropping tool and select “Crop” (Image Menu)
- Drag layer down to “New Level” icon (duplicates level) – work on this level so original isn’t compromised
- Layer > Adjustment > Layers creates a new adjustment layer
- Drag highlights bar (reduce highs) to brighten image
- With copy of photo layer selected, press option key and click “New Level” icon in layer palette
- Change mode to overlay (you will work on this layer, NOT original)
- Select brush (b) and make sure white is the foreground color
- “Paint” directly onto the overlay layer and reduce opacity to brighten shadow area
- To darken highlights (e.g. an overexposed photograph), duplicate the layer, change mode to multiply, and reduce the opacity of the copy to add saturation.
