Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Dark Photo? Use Fill Light

You will love the fill light slider. Pictures you thought you needed to throw away can be saved. When a photo is dark, just drag the fill light slider (right on the basic fixes tab) towards the right and it will fill it with light!(Tutorial Videos: Basic Edits)

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Just drag the slider to the right and it will take you












From this:

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To this:

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or From this:
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To this:
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This tip is taken directly from the ‘Beginner’s Guide to Picasa .’

If your original is *really* dark, the fill-light effect will make the photo grainy, reducing the quality.  But, hey!  It can make the difference between a photo that you would just throw out, to one that is viewable!







From this:
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To this:
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3 comments:

  1. Great tip...Picasa is a pretty nifty setup....Thanks..

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  2. There are some fabulous tools in Picasa. We used to use Photoshop Elements on every picture, but hardly ever any more. I did use it the other day to turn a wall from patched unfinished (and tan) sheetrock to all white, but Picasa can do nearly evrything else, and a whole lot faster.

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  3. Kathiravelu NadarajahDecember 21, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    I am not able to get into the section when I have the tools to edit my photos .how do I get in?

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