Correct over exposed digital photos
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I have a number (about 300) photos that were over exposed by my old DSLR. I have found a trial version of Photoworks intelligent photo editor which seems to correct the images, but unless I pay for the full version I cannot save the changes.
I have used Picasa for years and it does everything that I normally want to do although it won't sort the current problem. Having bought a new camera I don't have any more over exposed photos.
My question is; is there a better or more cost effective solution?
I have used Picasa for years and it does everything that I normally want to do although it won't sort the current problem. Having bought a new camera I don't have any more over exposed photos.
My question is; is there a better or more cost effective solution?
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Learn how to properly expose your shots.
Apologies for the bluntness (and assuming there's nothing wrong with your camera) but your camera didn't overexpose the shots. You did.
Regardless of the mode setting, a camera is a benign implement that requires operator input to obtain the optimum shot. Even the most basic cameras have an array of tools to help achieve this such as histograms.
Thanks for the lessons in photography. I have been taking photographs with various SLR's for 60 years (yes I am old) the earliest of wich had no exposure meter.
If you took the trouble to read my post instead of assuming my incompetence you will see that it was a fault with the camera which was why I replaced it.
Many thanks to Actual, I will give https://getpaint.net/ a try
Learn how to properly expose your shots.
Apologies for the bluntness (and assuming there's nothing wrong with your camera) but your camera didn't overexpose the shots. You did.
Regardless of the mode setting, a camera is a benign implement that requires operator input to obtain the optimum shot. Even the most basic cameras have an array of tools to help achieve this such as histograms.
Thanks for the lessons in photography. I have been taking photographs with various SLR's for 60 years (yes I am old) the earliest of wich had no exposure meter.
If you took the trouble to read my post instead of assuming my incompetence you will see that it was a fault with the camera which was why I replaced it.
Many thanks to Actual, I will give https://getpaint.net/ a try
Apologies accepted 
I'll also have a look at at Adobe Lightroom, a free trial would be excellent if it does the job.
It's a pity that website was not around in the early1960's when I was "just getting into photography". In those days with my father's pre war Baldina which I learnt photography with, the cost of film/developing/printing focused the mind so that mistakes were rare.
In case anyone's interested it was similar to this
I'll also have a look at at Adobe Lightroom, a free trial would be excellent if it does the job.
It's a pity that website was not around in the early1960's when I was "just getting into photography". In those days with my father's pre war Baldina which I learnt photography with, the cost of film/developing/printing focused the mind so that mistakes were rare.
In case anyone's interested it was similar to this
An update.
I tried to download Movani photo editor as suggested above, during the course of which many adverts started flashing up on my screen so I aborted the download.
Then I found that my default Google chrome browser had been replaced by yahoo, one that I find particularly annoying, not least because of it's stupid (IMO) name.
The problem took several hours to resolve and it wasn't any of the usual solutions. And no, I'm not just getting into IT, and have solved many computor problems for other people.
I have since downloaded the basic version of Photoworks for £14.28. I have corrected the photos, it has done a decent job.
Thanks to all who offered advice
I tried to download Movani photo editor as suggested above, during the course of which many adverts started flashing up on my screen so I aborted the download.
Then I found that my default Google chrome browser had been replaced by yahoo, one that I find particularly annoying, not least because of it's stupid (IMO) name.
The problem took several hours to resolve and it wasn't any of the usual solutions. And no, I'm not just getting into IT, and have solved many computor problems for other people.
I have since downloaded the basic version of Photoworks for £14.28. I have corrected the photos, it has done a decent job.
Thanks to all who offered advice
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