ESTEC Photo Club
How to improve Contrast & Brightness in your Photos
Roberto Donadio TIA/TTG
Agenda
Basics of Photo EditingBrightness & ContrastHistogramLevels ToolCurves ToolQuestions & Answers
Spot the Difference
The image on the left has poor contrast, and it misses real blacks and pure whites.
Brightness / Contrast
This is the most basic tool, and the most intuitive to use for the less experienced ones.The two sliders basically do what it’s written on the tin.
HistogramDigital SLR cameras optionally display the histogram of the pictures taken.
Histogram
In statistics, a histogram is a graphical representation showing a visual impression of the distribution of data. It is an estimate of the probability distribution of a continuous variable
HistogramAn image histogram is a type of histogram that acts as a graphical representation of the tonal distribution in a digital image.It plots the number of pixels for each tonal value
The horizontal axis of the graph represents the tonal variations, while the vertical axis represents the number of pixels in that particular tone
Spot the Difference (2)
Levels ToolThe Levels tool can be used to adjust the white and black pointIt also provides a slider to set the mid-tone point.
Curves ToolCurves provides enhanced control over the distribution of contrast and brightness.Control Points can be placed to make sections of the curve slope steeper (increase contrast) or less steep (decrease contrast).
Q & A
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