Forum: Photography


Subject: Correcting Exposure

DHolman opened this issue on Aug 07, 2003 ยท 11 posts


DHolman posted Thu, 07 August 2003 at 4:07 PM

So, buddy of mine calls up this morning and shocks me by telling me he got a scanner, figured out how to hook it up and scanned his first image. I'm shocked because this guy's computer knowledge is just about used up after he hits the power button. :D Anyway, I gave him my old PShop 5.5 long ago and he's played with it some, but never for photos (which I always thought was ironic). The first image he scanned was one that was "all dark and stuff, ya know" and he wanted to know how he could fix it. I started to explain levels and curves to him and as the line went completely quiet I knew that wasn't happening. So I reverted back to quick and easy and he was all happy and giggling like a little school girl. So, what does that have to do with here? I know from time to time Misha, myself and others get a little too technical for most, so I thought that maybe if there was interest, I'd post a "quick fix" tip every now and then. Photo correction stuff that doesn't require a degree in quantum mechanics and a firm grasp of chaos theory to use. That said, next message is how I told him to fix his underexposed photo quickly and easily. No, it's not as good as some more complex methods, but for most people it's just fine.