How to Fix an Overexposed Section in a Photo Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
There are many occasions when we take photographs that we can't get rid of no matter how badly they turned out, such as a for child's birthday or the company picnic. One annoying problem is when you overexposed the photograph. You might have thought that you either had to live with this result or take it to a professional to have it repaired, but if you have access to Photoshop Elements 6 you can quickly fix this problem yourself.
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Load your photograph onto your computer by scanning it in. Make sure you use a high resolution on your scanner (600 or so) to reduce the impact of any moiré noise. Moiré noise as an interference pattern that can sometimes appear on scanned in images. Save the photograph to a folder on your desktop.
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Open Photoshop Elements 6. Select "File" and click "Open." In the dialog that opens browse to the photograph you scanned in and open it.
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Select "Image" and click "Image Size." In the dialog that opens change the "Interpolation" to "Bicubic Smoother." Double the pixel width and height numbers and click "OK."
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Select the "Polygonal Selection" tool from the toolbar. Use it to select the area you want to adjust the exposure of. If there is more than one area, hold down the "Shift" key to make further selections.
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Select "Image" in the menu and click "Adjustments" and then "Exposure." A new dialog will open with three adjustment sliders. The top is "Exposure." Move it downward to a setting of about -.4. The exact amount will depend on the amount of exposure in the section you selected. Judge the result as you make the adjustment. Going too far will make the section too dark to blend with the rest of the image.
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Adjust the next slider (called "Offset") downward. Make the setting here about -.025. Even slightly more than this will make the section too dark. Click "OK." To close the dialog click "OK."
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Select "Image" in the menu and click "Image Size." Reduce the size of the image back down to normal. Select "File" and click "Save." Save the image as a high resolution JPEG under a new name.
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