Example - How to Fix Too Dark Photos

There are two traditional ways to correct too dark photo: brightness control and gamma correction. We will compare their results to the program for lighting of photos.

Photos is placed in such sequence: initial too dark photo and three corrected versions: brightness, gamma, and our Lighting tool.

The initial photo given below is too dark. Brightness correction yields the faded result. Gamma correction - the wood is better, but water and the sky is worse. The Lighting tool - the wood bright, water and the sky without changes.

On the initial photo the lower part is excessively darkened. Brightness correction lighten dark area insufficiently, and far too lighten the sky. Gamma correction - dark area is better, but the sky far too lighten again. Lighting tool - dark area is the best, and the sky without changes.

Lighting tool can be found in Brightness Guide.

Step-by-step animated demos are included in the programs.