@tvernuccio...sorry, the method I described works with PS...not sure about PSP...I will have to check on that, although I assume it should be similar. In PS...open your image, then go to Image, adjustments, curves...the curve dialog box opens. Your cursor turns into an eye dropper...when you pass over the image and click...the click shows up on your curve....careful though, it goes away when you "unclick". Take note of where the click showed up on the curve...that's the point you begin to "pull" from. You also have three eyedroppers in the bottom right part of the curve dialog box...with these you can set your black, white and midpoints. Does anyone else know if PSP works the same for this?

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