< Tutorials Photoshop – How to make a photo brighter

This photo appeared too dull/lifeless for me.  I can change it by using Photoshop (any version).

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This photo taken with my iPhone and sent it to my computer using “AirDrop” an Apple Product.  Once there, I can go to Photoshop and adjust the following:

FILE

OPEN (search for the folder with your photo, select/OPEN)

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Select the tab IMAGE, pull it down

Select ADJUSTMENTS an arrow will show more options

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Select HUE/SATURATION you will find 3 slider bars there, feel free to experiment because you can always CANCEL out.

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I use the middle bar SATURATION and slide it to the right to intensify the colors to what I want.  I have made this the “maximum” saturation just so that you can see the extreme option here

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I like to SAVE AS with a updated file name.  Example: I named the original photo “Roger’s Dinner Party”  when I “upped” the saturation, I SAVED AS “Rogers Dinner Party B”

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This way I have two files (saved as a .jpg), the original I can always go back to and my new “brighter” photo.