underexposure correction

K
Posted By
kjk
Dec 18, 2006
Views
222
Replies
1
Status
Closed
Hi Folks,

I’ve been trying to use PS7 to correct a photo in which the subjects were underexposed due to backlighting. I adjusted the Levels midpoint slider to 1.50, which brings the overall brightness of the subjects to about where it should be. The faces, however, then became very light and thin looking, so I increased the Saturation to +25. This looks fine on two different monitors that I’ve viewed it on, but when I get a Kodak print made, the faces are still too light and thin looking. Is there a better procedure to properly solve this problem for both the display and the print?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Ken

How to Master Sharpening in Photoshop

Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.

MH
Mike Hyndman
Dec 19, 2006
"kjk" wrote in message
Hi Folks,

I’ve been trying to use PS7 to correct a photo in which the subjects were underexposed due to backlighting. I adjusted the Levels midpoint slider to 1.50, which brings the overall brightness of the subjects to about where it should be. The faces, however, then became very light and thin looking, so I increased the Saturation to +25. This looks fine on two different monitors that I’ve viewed it on, but when I get a Kodak print made, the faces are still too light and thin looking. Is there a better procedure to properly solve this problem for both the display and the print?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Ken,

How’s your monitor calibration? see;
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps9_colour/ps9_1.htm

If OK, try copying the layer and setting the blending mode to either darken, multiply, linear burn or color burn and adjusting the opacity to suit.

HTH
MH

Master Retouching Hair

Learn how to rescue details, remove flyaways, add volume, and enhance the definition of hair in any photo. We break down every tool and technique in Photoshop to get picture-perfect hair, every time.

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections