Overexposing photographs
is a common error in photography.
Overexposing photographs is a common error in photography. This occurs when the photographer uses an aperture that is too large when taking a photo, which results in the image being too bright, washing out colors and details. The best way to prevent overexposing photographs is to adjust the aperture setting while taking photos. However, hindsight is always 20/20, and if you have a photo you would really like to keep that was overexposed, it can be fixed in postproduction. For digital photography, this adjustment is done with photo-editing software, the most common being Adobe Photoshop.
Instructions
1. Click "File" and "Open" in Photoshop, and choose the overexposed photo you want to edit.
2. Create a new layer from the background by clicking on "Layer," then "Duplicate Layer."
3. Click on "Layer," "Layer Style" and "Blending Options" to darken the photo, and then change "Normal" to "Multiply" on the "General Blending" tab, which is a drop-down menu located in the center of the "Blending Options" window
4. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you feel the photo has enough color.
5. Lower the opacity of the new layer, located under the tab where you chose "Multiply," until you get the desired balance of light and dark.
6. Flatten the image by clicking on "Layer" and "Flatten Image," and save the photo as a JPG by clicking on "File" and "Save As," and then in the Format tab choosing "JPG." Flattening the image is necessary to save an image as a JPG, because the JPG file format cannot include multiple layers.
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