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Landing Great Photos from the Air
By: Alex Lindsay

How to clean up an Ariel Photo and other washed out images.
 

So, I like to take pictures out of airplane windows (I’m on a lot of them). BUT, when I do, they look very flat, all the atmosphere between me and the ground lowers the contrast. Even if you don’t take pictures out of an airplane, you may find your pictures will sometimes be a little flat. Here’s how to pep them up a little…

You can use two methods. Both start with adding a curves adjustment layer. Go ahead and close the dialog box when it opens.

The quickest way to increase contrast in an image is to set the layer to “Overlay”. This will push the lighter tones up and the darker tones down making the image more contrasty. You can adjust the opacity of the layer or use “Soft Light” to tune the effect.

The second method is to just use the curves themselves. If you increase the slope of the curves, it will increase the contrast. You want to do this without making the image brighter overall or blowing out the whites and black so click in the middle of the curve first (to keep the mid-point in place and then create a subtle “S” out of the curve with another point or two.

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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Alex has been involved in computer graphics for nearly 20 years. He has extensive experience in digital production including print, real-time graphics, multimedia titles, forensic animation, television, and film. He spent several years on the production of Star Wars: Episode 1 (at JAK Films and then at Industrial Light and Magic). Alex has taught at the Academy of Art and at the San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Programs.

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