Fixing underexposure

Underexposure in photography is one of the things you can count on as you become more involved in photography. You can set your camera just so for the environment around you, and still end up with something that is too dark. Using any photo editing software you can easily fix this problem. Here I am going to show you how to do it using Photoshop and it is a pretty easy fix.

If you do not have Photoshop installed on your computer you can easily go to www.Adobe.com and download a 60 day trial version. It is a great way to become accustomed to the program without a huge initial expense on your part.

After you have loaded your photo in Photoshop, you will first want to create a duplicate of your picture. Select Layer/Duplicate Layer from the menu bar. Now you will want to select Layer/Layer Style/Blending Options. Select “screen” from the Blend Modes drop down menu.

Immediately you should see a lightened picture. Depending on how dark the picture is, your photo may now be exactly as you want it.