Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP: Learn to Retouch and Restore Your Photos like a Pro

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P. WhittBeginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMPhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9265-5_3

3. Correcting Tone and Exposure

Phillip Whitt¹  

(1)

Columbus, GA, USA

 

In This Chapter

• Common Tonal Problems

• The Brightness-Contrast Dialog

• Tonal Corrections Using Levels

• Tonal Corrections Using Curves

• Tonal Corrections Using Layer Modes

Common Tonal Problems

Many old photographs have various tonal problems—low contrast, loss of detail from fading, darkening with age, etc. Even many of the pictures you currently shoot with your digital camera could probably benefit from tonal corrections. Sometimes, one or two adjustments are all that is needed to revive a dull ...