Modifying Toolbox: How you can Rescue a Flared-out Photograph

By Charlotte Reeves

Have you ever ever tried taking pictures with backlight and ended up with a picture that’s “flared-out”? This may occur when direct daylight hits the tip glass factor of your lens and messes with the optics inside, providing you with an excessively brilliant, low distinction picture – usually with flare “artifacts” – circles of color or rainbows.

Whereas I do not thoughts a bit of managed flare in a backlit picture, the distinction and brightness can wreck the picture – if you do not know how you can repair it within the modifying course of! It is tempting to simply use the Dehaze slider in Lightroom to “repair” the difficulty, however on this video I am going to additionally present you what it’s essential do to make the picture look it is best, BEFORE you even contact that slider.

I am going to additionally present you how you can do away with the cussed crimson color solid that usually persists in black fur after “fixing” a flared-out picture. HINT: It is best to deal with this in Photoshop as a substitute of Lightroom.

So subsequent time you find yourself with a flared-out picture, you possibly can repair it as a substitute of giving up and tossing it out!