James Paterson
James is as skilled a photo editor as he is a photographer. His work has appeared in countless magazines and books, and in 2014 he was appointed editor of Practical Photoshop magazine. His subjects range from portraits to landscapes, architecture and underwater scenes. For James, Photoshop is more than just a work tool. Visit www.patersonphotos.com
1 Fix overexposed photos
Lightroom offers a range of tonal tools for correcting overexposure, but which should you use? Begin in the Develop Module’s Basic panel and tweak exposure to darken the image. Next, move on to the Highlights slider, which lets you pull back detail. Finally, adjust the Whites slider to rein in the very brightest parts.
2 Save underexposed images
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