Tutorials
Fix Overexposed and Underexposed Image
04/16/2002
There are many ways of fixing bad shots in Adobe Photoshop, but
not all of them are the best solution. With overexposed or underexposed
images, the solution most people use is the Levels command. Using
the Levels command is a great way to correct the problem, but
the downside is that you lose image quality.
In an overexposed or underexposed image, you want to affect all
the pixels in the image equally. Follow these steps to fix an overexposed
image.
1. Duplicate the background layer into a new layer.
2. Put the new layer in Multiply mode. This will intensify the
saturation of the image. Not enough? Duplicate the multiplied layer
again, until you get the results you want.
Underexposed images are handled the same way except you put the
new layer in Screen mode instead of Multiply.
Since this show aired, Photoshop CS has been introduced which has
a new feature called Shadow/Highlight... which is found under Edit>Adjustments.
This new feature does the trick with a little more control. complete. You can then merge the layers. Note: Do not merge
the layer with the Off-State.
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