Click on layers, choose brightness or contrast. It will open an adjusment slider. when the part you want to change looks good use the eraser brush to remove the adjustment layer on the rest of the image. Use a soft brush to blend the edges. I can’t visualize the elements toolset. when you finish open the layers window and click on flatten image.
Thanks for the tips everyone, because with the ‘lasso tool’ it is to much for me to get it done.
Basically what I have is a very dark image of a person because the Nikon matrix exposure metering keyed in to much on the sky/clouds back ground.