how do you inhance photo quality ( on computer) without messing up all the pixels?

Question

we recently went to a barn dance and the photos aren't that good ( this has been put from our digital cam on2 our computer) of a quality, they're way too dark. is there any way we can brighten them up without destroying the pixels making them? ( i.e. so the faces ((e.g)) won't get fuzzed u;p more)
thanks x

Answer 1

Programs like photoshop will allow you to adjust the levels or curves of a JPG image, effectively brightening it. Unfortunately, the more the original was underexposed, the more this recovery will bring noise (grainy-fuzziness) to unacceptable levels. Color rendition may also be effected by recovering a severe under-exposure. Shadow/highlight recovery is another method of adjusting elements of the exposure, and uses a very different algorhythm to achieve the results.

Your best option is to adjust the curves/levels of the photo in photoshop first (and possibly some shadow recovery), and then apply a noise reduction program like noise-ninja. Finally, adjust the colors as needed to adjust any shift in this department.

There is no substitute for getting the exposure right in the camera, but the above techniques will be your best bet for salvaging something that's acceptable to you.

Answer 2

Any decent image editing software can produce some improvement in poorly exposed images. I bit of fine tweaking can bring out features lost in shadow by selecting the areas and adjusting the contrast.

However, NO software can add photographic information that is, simply, not there. If a section is so dark, that one pixel cannot be distinguished from another, there is no "magic" filter, or computer operation that can put in additional detail.

The adjustment that can be done will only go so far. Pushing the contrast, for example, beyond a certain point will produce disappointing results. Whatever method you chose, don't expect miraculous results. The kind of "enhancements" you see in movies and television are the products of screenwriter's imaginations.

Answer 3

Photo editing softwares can help you somewhat, but they don't do wonders, and post processing will never get you the same quality as correct exposure. Once you under exposed the picture, there's only a certain degree you can help it without degrading the quality considerably.

Answer 4

Simply save the adjusted photos to a different file name. That way, no matter how badly you mess up the adjustments, you can always go back to the original.

Answer 5

1. use a good program, you may have to try a few, i like LView Pro, there may be a free trial on the internet...

2. do all editing in a file type that supports large amounts of colors, like bitmap...never in jpeg or gif (save to other type once editing is complete

Answer 6

do u hav a yahoo just when u sind n u will see ur blank face cck on it n u can make ur avtar.


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Answer 7

Adobe photoshop works really well!