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Adjusting Image Contrast: Enhance Visual Impact

Contrast adjustment is a fundamental image editing technique that enhances the visual impact of your photos by amplifying the difference between light and dark areas. When you increase contrast, bright areas become brighter and dark areas become darker, resulting in a more defined, vibrant image. Decreasing contrast, on the other hand, creates a more muted, flatter appearance with less distinction between tones.

Step-by-Step Contrast Adjustment:

1. Upload your image using the drag-and-drop area, file browser, or by pasting an image URL.
2. Use the contrast slider (-100 to +100) to adjust the contrast level of your image.
3. Watch the real-time preview to see how your adjustments affect the tonal distribution.
4. For more precise control, enter a specific contrast value in the numeric input field.
5. Click "Apply Contrast" to make your changes permanent.
6. Download your adjusted image in your preferred format.

Pro tip: Start with modest adjustments, especially when working with photos that have a lot of detail in both highlights and shadows. Extreme contrast changes can result in loss of detail in the brightest and darkest areas of your image.