How to "brighten" photo?

[ninkus]

Just came back from a europe tour and realise i did disaster for my photo shoot with my ixus400.

Some photos turn out too DARK. Anyway to "brighten" them?

Was up in the alps in switzerland and the bright snowy mountains turn out ok. But there were some shots where the BRIGHT part was the back drop of a town or houses, and these houses and people turn out much darker. How to compensate or make sure all turns out well?

[MoriMori]

For selective exposure adjustment, use the history brush

http://www.digitalphotouser.co.uk/ar...7/200207_c.php

[ninkus]

A rainbow in a park.

[ninkus]

This is wat I meant.

The building like not very bright hor?

[ninkus]

And I took this from within the bus. Anyway to change the color? Cos it's not so nice??

[megaweb]

Originally Posted by ninkus This is wat I meant. The building like not very bright hor?

you can try my articles on "Photoshop Tips : How to balance the exposure between the foreground and background " to balance the exposure

[ninkus]

Nice?

[jimtong]

Originally Posted by ninkus Just came back from a europe tour and realise i did disaster for my photo shoot with my ixus400. Some photos turn out too DARK. Anyway to "brighten" them? Was up in the alps in switzerland and the bright snowy mountains turn out ok. But there were some shots where the BRIGHT part was the back drop of a town or houses, and these houses and people turn out much darker. How to compensate or make sure all turns out well?

refer to this thread

[ninkus]

Thanks guys.

Will try to fix those shots!!!

So sad that I couldn't capture the best of it.. Think my skill really bad ah!!

[jimtong]

Originally Posted by ninkus Thanks guys. Will try to fix those shots!!! So sad that I couldn't capture the best of it.. Think my skill really bad ah!!

practice practice practice

[ninkus]

haha..

I dun get to go switzerland or paris every weekend leh...


Arrrr.. i feel that I waste alot of shots.

[jimtong]

Originally Posted by ninkus haha.. I dun get to go switzerland or paris every weekend leh... Arrrr.. i feel that I waste alot of shots.

what's important is you njoy your trip.

[ninkus]

Originally Posted by jimtong what's important is you njoy your trip.

Ya, i njoy the trip. But would be better if those fotos i took were better!!

Now my wife making noise. complain how come the fotos not nice one!! haha

[bLight]

Originally Posted by ninkus Now my wife making noise. complain how come the fotos not nice one!! haha

Best time to get her permission for more expensive cam & lens )
(just kidding of course)

[bLight]

About exposure adjustment, last publish of GoDigital also has an article on underexpose/overexpose adjustment in PS.
Pretty useful.

[loupgarou]

get this book by

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, Second Edition
by Katrin Eismann (Author), Doug Nelson (Author)


everything you've just shown is fixable.

[loupgarou]

just trying my hand here.
8)


I think there's still some green tinge on the walls.


tried to go for a spooky goth look..

[LiOnElLiN]

hope this helps

[kelster]

Originally Posted by ninkus Nice?

nice one...need some balancing thou...maybe adjust a lil levels to bring the contrast up a lil....

damn...saw the liberty statue up from the eiffel tower...but never got chance to go look for it...heh...great position man...

[ninkus]

Originally Posted by kelster nice one...need some balancing thou...maybe adjust a lil levels to bring the contrast up a lil.... damn...saw the liberty statue up from the eiffel tower...but never got chance to go look for it...heh...great position man...

You'll catch it if you take the Seine river cruise.