1. Open your image. Let's brighten it a little.
2. Create an adjustment layer Levels and add some brightness and contrast (movie).
Well, the girl to your left looks better now, while the girl to your right is too bright.
3. Activate the Gradient 
Tool*; then drag it on the image (animation).
*Make sure that: Linear Gradient selected on Options bar; foreground color is white; background color is black; layer Levels is selected in Layers palette.
We have just equalized tone by creating a gradual layer mask 
. It seems though that the entire image lacks contrast now.
4. Create another layer Levels (or Brightness/Contrast) and make the final tonal adjustments (animation).
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Since 1999, Andrei has run the digiCollage – an online image editor's shop. Having edited all kinds of customers' images, he has vast Photoshop experience that he willingly shares with you in this course. You are invited to look over an expert's shoulder and see Photoshop in action.
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