We all have shot dark underexposed photos at one time or another. Blame it on the lighting or the flash, such photos are common. Luckily, Photoshop provides you with amazing abilities when correcting photos like these. There are many ways you can lighten dark photos in Photoshop. In fact, there are usually many ways to achieve a particular results when working with Photoshop. The one you eventually choose, would depend on the photo and your level of expertise in Photoshop. It involves a bit of trial and error and some experimentation. Here are some techniques that I use often when brightening a dark photograph. As an example this is the image we will be working with. Our objective is to lighten the background and bring back some details in the foreground as well. Ready? Let’s get started. Brightness and Contrast The name says it all. To use brightness and contrast: Open up the photo in Photoshop. I always like to duplicate the layer before applying any adjustments, just in case