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 help 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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