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Digital Photo Processing - Move Sliders Drastically to Examine Effects

SUMMARY: See the drastic results that filters or color modifiers can perform on your image, then scale back later.

When modifying your digital photos with image editing software, you're bound to come across slider controls, whether you are modifying brightness, contrast, color balance, color saturation, etc. Sliders are also popular with filters. These controls let you fine-tune adjustments so that you can either change your photos a little or a lot.

When using sliders to adjust image features, especially if the sliders are linked to an auto-preview feature so you can see the results of your changes before actually applying them, consider going 'all out' and moving the sliders all the way to one side. Instead of merely modifying your photos with a 5% increase of contrast, 5% color shift from red to blue, etc., view dramatic changes to your photos. This may make it easier to see the effects of the color or filter, then you can move the slider back to get the results you really want.