Convert images to black and white, as well as add tonal overlays, edge effects, and film grain textures.

Create a composite image by using the HDR (high dynamic range) features in Photoshop CS5. Automatically merge tonal values from multiple exposures of the same scene.

With Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can use new HDR Pro technology to create photorealistic or wildly surreal 32-Bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. Exposure Merge offers automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments so you can retain complete clarity and see the full tonal range.

Whether you're helping corporate clients communicate through images, expressing your vision in fine art, or capturing life's moments at weddings, in portraits, or for news media, you're driven by the art of your craft. That's why professional photographers have long relied on Adobe Photoshop software for the ultimate in creative control and image quality. New Photoshop CS5 helps you achieve the visual and emotional effects you’re after with re-engineered features for reducing and adding grain, performing post-crop vignetting, and sharpening. CS5 reinvents HDR imaging with Exposure Merge, which makes it easy to preserve the full tonal range of a scene—or go from photorealistic to wildly surrealistic—and automatically remove ghost artifacts. It delivers new black-and-white conversion features and a GPU-enabled crop experience. It accelerates your workflow with powerful new selection technology, integrated Adobe Mini Bridge for faster file browsing, and cross-platform 64-bit support for faster performance.

Renowned photographer Marcus Bell talks about the tools he uses to capture those fleeting and precious moments in everyday life.

Apply color and tonal adjustments to areas of a photo, like traditional dodging and burning, with the Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter.

Make color and tonal adjustments using an easy layer-based workflow with the improved Adjustments panel.

Matt Kloskowski shows you how to use the Develop module to do tonal and color corrections, the two types of edits you'll do most often in Lightroom.