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Have you ever taken a photo in poor light, and later come to find out that it is terribly dark? Well, if your shooting digital, you can save those poor photos and make them perfect! This tutorial contains basic technique and instruction for recovering burnt out photos
There are a couple of things that will determine how well your recovery will be. The first is your file format. If you have the option of shooting RAW, you will have many thousands of times more color and exposure data than you would as a jpeg. Opening these RAW files in Adobe Canon RAW as 16-bit files gives you an amazing advantage. Second, your ISO will determine your noise levels. If possible, never go above ISO 400 unless handheld restrictions require it. Brightening darks brings out high levels of noise in an image.
There are a couple tools you can use to brighten a photo. I recommend using both.
1. Shodow/Highlight Filter. This will do the most brightening.
2. Curves. By gently modifying the image curve, you can bring your exposure into range.
After attaining a proper exposure, you may have to adjust contrast and saturation, and use the Reduce Noise Filer.
The result afterwards is great!
There are a couple of things that will determine how well your recovery will be. The first is your file format. If you have the option of shooting RAW, you will have many thousands of times more color and exposure data than you would as a jpeg. Opening these RAW files in Adobe Canon RAW as 16-bit files gives you an amazing advantage. Second, your ISO will determine your noise levels. If possible, never go above ISO 400 unless handheld restrictions require it. Brightening darks brings out high levels of noise in an image.
There are a couple tools you can use to brighten a photo. I recommend using both.
1. Shodow/Highlight Filter. This will do the most brightening.
2. Curves. By gently modifying the image curve, you can bring your exposure into range.
After attaining a proper exposure, you may have to adjust contrast and saturation, and use the Reduce Noise Filer.
The result afterwards is great!
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