Revive Dull Photos in iPhoto
Posted 03/01/2006 at 3:44pm
| by Kevin Wolfe
Step 8: Exit to Edit
When your image looks suitably fabulous, iPhoto provides several ways to leave the Edit interface and return to browsing the Library. Since you set the Double-Click option in step 1, double-clicking your image in Edit mode will save your changes and load iPhoto's Library. Other escapes from Edit: Click another image's thumbnail in the upper pane; click the Previous or Next arrow at the bottom of the window; click Done; or click a different album or slideshow in the Source list.

Warning: Leaving Edit mode automatically saves your changes.
BONUS TIP: Tool School
Histograms may look complicated, but they're not that hard to read once you're used to them. Dark colors are on the left side, and light colors are on the right. The mountain height shows the number of pixels in the shade of a color. The left Levels slider turns dark colors black, and the right Levels slider turns light colors white. If the sliders meet in the middle, you get monochrome, so go easy.
Don't fear the histogram - master it.