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Edit a photo: the basics

Every edit in LightBites can be undone and none of them touches the original. Here is the editor, and the few sliders that do most of the work.

Beginner5 min

  1. Step 1

    Open the editor

    The editor open on a photo of kayaks on a mountain lake, with the Light group's sliders
    Step 1: Open the editor
    The editor open on a photo of kayaks on a mountain lake, with the Light group's sliders
    Step 1: Open the editor

  2. Step 2

    Set the light

    Settings

    Light
    Exposure
    +0.15
    Highlights
    −45
    Shadows
    +30
    Whites
    +10
    Blacks
    −8
    Contrast
    +10
    The Light group: Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks moved
    Step 2: Set the light
    The Light group: Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks moved
    Step 2: Set the light

  3. Step 3

    Fix the colour

    Settings

    Color
    Vibrance
    +22
    Saturation
    +4
    The Color group: white balance, Temp, Tint, Vibrance and Saturation
    Step 3: Fix the colour
    The Color group: white balance, Temp, Tint, Vibrance and Saturation
    Step 3: Fix the colour

  4. Step 4

    Compare, undo, start again

    Before and after: the original photo beside the edited one
    Step 4: Compare, undo, start again
    Before and after: the original photo beside the edited one
    Step 4: Compare, undo, start again

  5. Step 5

    Dials or sliders

    The Light group as a row of dials under the photo
    Step 5: Dials or sliders

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