Got an underexposed photo?
Don’t trash it – rescue it!
We already looked at how to fix them fast in Instagram.
But maybe you don’t want to use Instagram. Maybe you don’t even want to work on a phone!
No problem –PicMonkey has a solution for you. Check out this video tutorial and fix what ails you – or, what ails your photo!
(And PicMonkey is free – yippee!)
How to Fix an Underexposed Photo in PicMonkey
Beryl Ann Young shows you how to rescue an underexposed photo from the throwaway pile, by making exposure adjustments in PicMonkey. Presto! Another photo saved.
- Access the Exposure Settings under Basic Edits.
- Slowly move the Brightness slider up until the photo improves.
- Slide the Highlights to lighten the lightest areas.
- Gradually move the Shadows slider to see if you need darker darks.
- A slight increase in Contrast will add a little “pop” back to your photo.
Check out PicMonkey here – and consider giving that free trial of Royale a shot! Lots more goodies to play with 🙂
Pin this post so you can find it next time you need to rescue an underexposed photo.
Soooo neat Louise! I love the tips you share to help us with our images and it’s very true that we need more than one option to fix our images for different reasons! Keep rocking the tips x
P.S – Love the graphic – Sharing x
Thanks so much Emily! Your blog is awesome as well!
We always delete these types of photos! Thank you for this, we may be able to save some precious memories now!
It works like a charm! Glad you liked it 🙂
This is great! I always delete these kinds of photos and some of them are the perfect setting that I need. Now I can follow your video and fix them up 😀
Fantastic, Carol! It’s so nice to be able to rescue those memories.
Great tips for using PicMonkey Louise. I’ve played around with it a bit in the past, but not lately. I’ll have to get in there and see what I can do with it. I love having lots of choices in my arsenal of tools.
Sounds good, Terry! Each tool has their own strengths.