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In this 4.5 minute video i’ll show you two simple ways to correct leaning horizons using Photoshop CS.

Here’s a condensed checklist of the video.

Method 1:

• Select Analysis -> Ruler Tool
• Place the cross on the horizon, press left mouse button and place the line along the horizon. Release the mouse button
• Go to Image->Rotate Canvas->Arbitrary
• Press OK (rotation angle is already pre-set)
• Crop the white edges around the image
• You’re done

Method 2:

• Select View->Show->Grid
• Select Select->All
• Select Edit->Transform->Skew
• Grab one of the small rectangles and push it upwards to straighten the horizon
• No cropping required
• You’re done

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In this 9 minute video i’ll show you how easy it is to correct even severely over or underexposed images using Adobe Camera RAW.

Here’s a condensed checklist of the video

• Set white balance either by selecting one of the pre-sets or by setting the color temperature and the tint manually. Alternatively use the White Balance tool in the upper tool bar (by selecting a neutral gray area)
• Set the white point with the Exposure slider (right tail of the histogram)
• Use the Recovery slider to recover lost highlights (if required)
• Use the Fill Light slider to open up and give details in dark shadows
• Use the Blacks slider to set the black point (left tail of the histogram)
• Use the Brightness slider to change the mid tones (overall brightness)
• Use the contrast slider to set contrast
• Use the Clarity slider to set mid tone contrast
• Use the saturation slider to increase/reduce saturation
• Use the Clarity slider to set saturation (smart saturation)

That’s it, you’ll see how incredibly easy it is to edit and even rescue badly exposed images using adobe camera RAW.