Feb 25, 2022
How do I lighten up dark photos and clear them up
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Hi Babetta,
>>>> How do I lighten up dark photos and clear them up
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- Open the photo you want to edit.
- Tap Edit
Adjust.
- Select the type of effect you want to apply to your photo and move the dial to make changes.
- When you are finished, tap Done.
- To undo an effect, deselect the option or tap Cancel.
Adjust.Learn more ways to adjust photos
Important: Some features might not be available on your device.
- Tap Blur
to adjust background blur.
- Tap Depth
to adjust what depths of your photo are blurred instead of in focus.
- Tap Color focus
to desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color.
- Tap Brightness
to adjust the overall lightness or darkness.
- Tap Contrast
to adjust the difference in tones.
- Tap White point
to adjust the brightest value.
- Tap Black point
to adjust the darkest value.
- Tap Highlights
to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
- Tap Shadows
to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
- Tap Saturation
to adjust the intensity of colors.
- Tap Warmth
to adjust the color temperature.
- Tap Tint
to adjust the hue.
- Tap Skin tone
to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
- Tap Blue tone
to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
- Tap Pop
to adjust the local contrast of edges.
- Tap Vignette
to reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo.
- Tap HDR
to enhance brightness and contrast across the image for a more balanced photo.
- Tap Sky
to select from several palettes and adjust the color and contrast in the sky.
to adjust background blur.
to adjust what depths of your photo are blurred instead of in focus.
to desaturate the background, but keep the foreground in color.
to adjust the overall lightness or darkness.
to adjust the difference in tones.
to adjust the brightest value.
to adjust the darkest value.
to adjust the detail in the brightest areas.
to adjust the detail in the darkest areas.
to adjust the intensity of colors.
to adjust the color temperature.
to adjust the hue.
to adjust the saturation of the skin-colored tones.
to adjust the saturation of the blue tones, like sky or water.
to adjust the local contrast of edges.
to reduce the brightness around the edges of the photo.It is always a good idea to store important images in more than one place / tool. My photos are in Google Photos, on my laptop, and on multiple external disk drives (not connected to any computer or network).
Best regards, Dougsap (volunteer Google Photos user)