Adjust the tonal scale using the histogram

In the Develop module, specific areas of the Histogram panel (for blacks, fill light, exposure, and highlight recovery) are related to the tone sliders in the Basic panel. You can make adjustments by dragging in the histogram. Your adjustments are reflected in the Basic panel sliders.

Dragging in the Exposure area of the histogram to adjust the Exposure slider in the Basics panel.

  1. Move the pointer into an area of the histogram you want to adjust. The affected area is highlighted, and the affected tone control is displayed in the lower left of the panel.
  2. Drag the pointer left or right to adjust the corresponding slider value in the Basic panel.