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Photoshop Shortcut Tip - Highlight Selection

JeffM From United States, joined May 2005, 3256 posts, RR: 58
Posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 530 times:

CTL + ALT + ~ (tilde, that little sqully thing on the extreme left top corner of the keyboard)

This selects all the highlights in the image. You will see a selection of the highlights with the little dancing ants. Then do.. Select > Inverse (Shft + CTRL + I) now you can adjust the curves or levels of only the midtones and shadows without blowing out the highlights.

For extra bright highlights or to bring out detail in white areas try this.....
Ctrl + Alt + ~

Do a light feather of the selection and then Ctrl C to copy the selection and Ctrl V to paste to a new layer.

Now you can play with this new layer of just the highlights for image correction. You can change the mode to Multiply to darken or bring out details, do an adjustment layer of curves or levels to darken.

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Scbriml From United Kingdom (England), joined Jul 2003, 8936 posts, RR: 51
Reply 1, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 499 times:

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Jeff, another great tip! Thanks.

Quoting JeffM (Thread starter):
CTL + ALT + ~ (tilde, that little sqully thing on the extreme left top corner of the keyboard)

Location of the tilde key depends on the language of the keyboard. On a UK keyboard it's centre-right, next to the Enter key.

I'm here to help you.

Viv From Ireland, joined May 2005, 2634 posts, RR: 35
Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 495 times:

Jeff,

You really have to stop this. Your various Photoshop procedures are steepening my learning curve!

Seriously, these are great - and I'll catch up eventually.

Thanks again.

Viv

Gerardo From Switzerland, joined May 2000, 3479 posts, RR: 48
Reply 3, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 469 times:

There goes my workflow .... great! Yet another thing I have to try out and sure as hell will fit into my new workflow ... Smile

Seriously: sounds interesting, thanks! Will have a look at it this evening.

Gerardo

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FlyingZacko From Germany, joined May 2005, 575 posts, RR: 8
Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 465 times:

Jeff,

thanks a lot for this tip of the week. I really admire you doing this for the community.

However, I don't know about the other European users on here but I just tried it out and since the tilde is on the same key as the + all the shortcut does is zoom in. When trying Ctrl+Alt+ the key in the upper left nothing happens. I would appreciate any help from the European guys.

Cheers,
Sebastian

Canon 40D + 24-70 f/2.8 L + 70-200 f/4 L + Speedlite 430EX

Ptrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3040 posts, RR: 23
Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 457 times:

Sebastian,

I guess I have a US keyboard here.

Do you need to press the Shift key for the tilde? If so, maybe you need to press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+that key? If you have enough fingers?

Thanks Jeff.

Peter

The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad (Salvador Dali)

FlyingZacko From Germany, joined May 2005, 575 posts, RR: 8
Reply 6, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 454 times:

Quoting Ptrjong (Reply 5):
Do you need to press the Shift key for the tilde?

I actually have to press AltGr for the tilde. Shift+Ctrl+Alt doesn't work but thanks Peter.

Cheers,
Sebastian

Canon 40D + 24-70 f/2.8 L + 70-200 f/4 L + Speedlite 430EX

Coninpa From Belgium, joined May 2005, 176 posts, RR: 8
Reply 7, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 374 times:

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Hi Jeff,

Why don't you organise a Photoshop seminar at an exhibition hall somewhere? We might all come there. Cool

Thanks for this extra tip.
Patrick

Patrick De Coninck

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