 Deb Brown |
Uh Oh...OVEREXPOSED..Please help I was going to try and post the image I am speaking of, but not sure where to do so. At any rate, I shot some images at an 80th birthday party last week. I used on camera sb800 flash in the way of bouncing lighting off the ceiling. All the images were great, but when it came time to shoot the birhday girl blowing out her candles, I forgot that my flash was not in bounce mode (rather it was at a 45 degree angle), and thus got a very over exposed image......the only one all day...BUT it was an important one! Any suggestions for how to tone it down. I have tried to play with levels a bit, but it doesn't seem to make a big difference. YOUR HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED!
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robert G. Fately |
Deb, you don't say what kind of camera you were using, but if it's a digital then you just may be out of luck. Images that are overexposed in digital cameras (so-called "blown highlights") are not generally slavageable - there just is no usable information maintained when the CCD reads 255,255,255 (pure white - the maximal amount of R,G B). At least, that's what I've always heard and experienced...perhaps another member will have better news.
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Deb Brown |
Thanks for your response Bob. Yes, I am using a D70. Wondering if some other technique/filter etc. might make it look better?
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A C |
It would really help if you could post the image. I think Bob is correct about blown highlights ... but if we see the image perhaps someone can think of a creative approach to making it all work.
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