Dark photos

[overfifty]

Is there any way of lightening up a dark photo to start the pattern process? Thank you, Barry.

[daveo]

barry
In gimp try "colours" "brightness/contrast"
Dave

[Toneman]

Windows photo gallery has an editing tool to brighten a photo.

Tony,aka,Toneman

[EIEIO]

Barry - after changing the image to Mode Grayscale, try setting Brightness/Contrast to 50/50. If it's still too dark or washed out, try using the edge detection filters or Cartoon to get the edges highlighted.

[Marcellarius]

or use Microsoft Office Picture Manager

next to brightness/contrast this has a midtone adjusting.
maybe not the best, but quick to use.
(ise images, one original, one adjusted.

Sometimes tools have a "gamma" correction curve, woorks good also.
(look for gamma in help of your tool)

[jerry1939]

Hey, You guys helped me too!!  Thanks.

jerry

Hi EIEIO,  Now I owe you 2 drinks 
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