Bad photographs happen. Sometimes, though, those bad photographs can be much better than they initially seemed. We’ve all been there. You’ve had the perfect photo opportunity, only to backfire and leave you with the wrong photograph.
They’re often blurry, slightly crooked, or even have someone giving you their worst pose. It can feel like a waste of everybody’s time.
After all, nobody wants to share a lousy photograph of themselves or their company. Luckily, there are various things you can do, listed below, to try and salvage them.
Select the Right Editing Tools
Selecting the correct editing tool to salvage a bad photograph can seem daunting. Yet, there are several options available that can make the job easier.
Software like Adobe Photoshop is a powerful image-editing tool that can change background in photo, fix color casts, and even adjust color temperature. Additionally, more basic tools like Paint.NET can crop away an unwanted element from an image and customize it with color and contrast.
Finally, Instagram and other apps have a range of filters. It can provide quick and easy fixes for a photograph too. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to salvaging a lousy picture, but you can save and transform any photo into a great image with the right tools.
Use Exposure Corrections
Exposure corrections are to digital photography what crop and dodge were to film photography in the days of analog cameras. It’s a valuable tool to restore an exposed photograph in any photographer’s arsenal.
Adjust the levels of blacks, whites, highlights, shadows, and gamma. It will help recover details hidden in the picture due to over- or under-exposure.
One can also reduce any noise caused by different exposures. Exposure corrections can turn an almost hopeless image into something beautiful and worthy of printing and displaying.
Enhance Focus and Contrast
Enhance Focus and Contrast is a technique that can salvage a bad photograph. By improving the composition and restoring clarity and contrast, the image can become more pleasing and have improved details.
Enhancing focus and contrast improves the vibrancy of the colors and makes them fuller. You can transform a bad photograph into one that recaptures the highlights and sharpens the details. You can adjust the tone mapping or contrast levels and increase clarity and vibrance.
Apply Filters and Effects
Applying filters and effects is a great way of editing a bad photograph. Whether you’re shooting with a point-and-shoot or a professional camera, bad lighting, and poor composition can ruin a photo.
You can create a new artistic look with suitable filters and effects. Try playing around with various effects until you find the perfect image. Effects like sepia, saturation, and twilight can help salvage any picture with little effort.
You can transform a dull photo into one worthy of displaying with a few photo doctoring. You can create a good photo from a subpar photo with a few adjustments and the right effect.
Follow This Guide to Salvage a Bad Photograph
The key to salvaging a bad photograph is understanding proper lighting, composition, and photo-editing techniques. You can still fix a photo with perseverance and creative thinking.
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