Fix a Dark Photo Online
Rescue an underexposed shot — recover the shadows, balance the colour, and clean up noise, free and right in your browser.
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Rescuing dark, underexposed photos
A dark photo — shot indoors, at night, or against a bright background — hides faces and detail in the shadows. Fixing it means lifting those shadows back into view without blowing out the parts that are already bright, then dealing with the noise that low light tends to leave behind.
This page opens with a shadow-recovery starting point: extra Exposure and Brightness to open up the darks, a little Contrast so the lifted image keeps depth, and a touch of Denoise to smooth the grain that brightening reveals. Adjust each to suit your photo.
How to fix a dark photo
- Open your photo. Drag it onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it. Shadow recovery is already applied.
- Recover and clean. Fine-tune Exposure and Brightness to taste, then raise Denoise if grain appears in the lifted shadows.
- Download. Save the corrected image in its original format.
Lift, then denoise
Brightening a dark photo always reveals some hidden noise — that's normal. Lift the exposure until faces and detail are clear, then add just enough Denoise to smooth the grain without making the photo look soft.
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How do I fix a dark photo?
Open it and raise Exposure and Brightness to lift the shadows, add a little Contrast for depth, then use Denoise to clean up any grain. Auto-enhance does a good first pass too.
Why does my dark photo look grainy after brightening?
Low-light photos hide noise in the shadows; lifting them makes it visible. A small amount of Denoise smooths it back out.
Can I recover a completely black photo?
If an area is pure black, there's no detail to recover. Brightening works when the shadows still hold some information, which is true of most underexposed shots.
Where is my image processed?
The enhancing happens in your browser, so the new file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
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