
The value of the Regions slider determines how many regions to divide your image into. The Adaptive Processing settings will then be applied locally to each of these regions. The larger this number is, the more localized tonal balancing your image will have.Ģ. By increasing the Adaptive Exposure and Regions sliders we can increase the local contrast in the image and introduce more variations of color and detail. You can see that the background looks less flat and is starting to show some definition. You can also adjust overal image contrast using the Contrast slider, or reveal lost details hidden in shadows and highlights using the Recover Shadow and Recover Highlights sliders.įor this example we will not be making any adjustments in the Noise Tab or the Curve Tool Tab, however you are welcome to use these tools in your workflow. The Noise tab offers basic noise reduction capabilities. This tool often comes in handy because Adjust can enhance the noise that is already there or sometimes create noise as a side effect of the adjustments made. It is best used as a mid-workflow tool specifically for eliminating the noisy effects that can occur while working in Adjust. The Curve Tool offers additional control and flexibility over image contrast, brightness and tone. You can make adjustments here manually or use any of the pre-loaded curves presets. There is also a built-in histogram for added convenience. If you look at the boxer’s face and arms you may notice that the applied effects are too harsh on his skin. We can use the brush in the new local adjustment tab to fix this.


By brushing out some of the effects we can create a more pleasing effect and detail balance.
