On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 07:30:37PM +0000, J.A. de Vries wrote:
> On 2007-01-22 @ 00:26:12 (week 04) ][ wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I remember that I revived some dark photos to normal look by simply
> > choosing certain gimp menus. Now I want to do it again, but couldn't find
> > the menu entry any more.
>
> I often use "Tools" -> "Color Tools" -> "Curves" in these situations. It
> works quiet well to lighten up dark photo's. Experiment a bit with the
> shape of the new curve to get a feel for what it can do for you.

I find using a contrast mask can these a lot too. google gimp
tutorials. There is a good one on using contrast masks. It can bring
up the darks without necessarily washing out the lights.

A

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