Repair Over Exposed portion of a photo in Lightroom

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Hello EveryoneI recently took a photo which appears to be properly exposed except for one area which is really white and blownout overexposure HOW DO I REPAIR THAT AREA OR IS THIS JUST A POOR IMAGE TO PROCESS (CAMERA OPERATOR ERROR). Refer to image attached::Thanks for he helpSteve TDGMMessage was edited by: Sahil Chawla

TheDigitalDog · Accepted Answer

Yes, we need to know if you captured JPEG or raw. Now if raw, it's possible that you didn't over expose the raw data. Keep in mind, exposure is only an attribute of shutter and aperture on the captured data; LR cannot re expose anything! It's possible the preview with the current rendering settings appears over exposed. And if raw, it's possible using some of LR's tools, you can render the image such it doesn't look over exposed any longer. But if indeed, the raw is over exposed (and unfortunately LR nor your camera provides a raw Histogram), we don't know what's really going on with the captured data.

Might want to view this too:

https://www.rawdigger.com/howtouse/exposure-for-raw-or-for-jpegs

GoldingD · Answer

If RAW the following. or variations on it might work. And this just to get the image to a presentable state. IF JPEG, probably SOL

First up, before doing anything else, see if moving the Whites slider to the left helps. In fact, hold down the ALT key (WINDOWS) while doing that as to see an overlay. I suspect you might get all the way to -100 and no joy.

So, still blown out. Next use an adjustment brush. For example, the Gradient Filter (in an alternate way). Stat out by pointing and clicking near the upper right corner of the image and dragging outside of the frame (diagonally) this will create an entire frame mask at 100% (all one mask, no actual gradient as gradient is outside of frame).See this at about 6:02 for an example: Mastering Lightroom Classic CC - 12: Graduated Filter - YouTube

If you press down on the O key, the mask will display if curious. Make sure your clipping info is turned on in the Histogram, With the mask not shown slide that White slider down until the right side of the Histogram is no longer clipped.

Some might work with Highlights instead of Whites.

Back in the Basic Panel, adjust your Blacks (down I think) and then your Shadows (also down). Get those blacks back, deepen the shadows.

For this image, probably lay off that Exposure slider for now (i.e. actually misnamed, should be called brightness)

Move on to the Tone Curve. Change it to a Point Curve, add three points, Shadows, mid tones high. Pressing down on the shift key, drag the mid tone point up and down to see if anything improves, also consider the shadows, highlights are probably a lost hope.

Select the Adjustment Brush. Do not have Auto Mask on. Have the overlay displayed (O), brush over the face, the ears, etc. In the brushes panel turn on the Range Mask, select Luminescence. Turn the Overlay off. Adjust the Range up/down while holding down ALT, adjust to include what you want. Some of the background might look like it is included, turn the overlay back on, in the brush panel select erase, erase what you do not want in the mask (Shirt in background?). Turn off overlay and attempt some adjustments

If you have issues using Range Mask Luminescence, then try Range Mask color

You might want to apply an adjustment brush to everything but the face, The Gradient brush works well for this in the manner previously stated (not as a pure gradient), remember to Change from Edit to Brush in order to find the Erase capability on that mask

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