Laura Balsam
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Introduction to Digital Photography Using Picasa

Tuning

Picasa Tuning Window

Fill Light
Slider

Adds more light to the darker areas of a photo.

From this:
fill light off
to this:
fill light on

Highlights

Brightens up the brightest parts of the photo.

From this:
Highlights Off
to this:
Highlight On

Shadows

Help darken the darker tones of your photo.

From this:
Shadow slider off
to this:
Shadow Slider on

Color Temperature

Slider shifts the colors in the photo:

  • Neutral (center)
  • Cooler (left)
  • Warm (right)

Before:
color temperature - original - warm

after (cooler):
color temperature - after - cooler

Netral Color Picker Eyedroppper

Click on the eye dropper and then click on soemthing in your photo that should be white or neutral grey.

Picasa will try to shift the colors in the photo to make what you click on as neutral as possible:

From this: color picker off click on the shirt to get this: color picker on

   

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