Recover Highlights
Pull back bright areas that are overexposed to reveal hidden detail in highlights.
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When to Use Recover Highlights
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Highlights -60
Understanding Recover Highlights
Pull back bright areas that are overexposed to reveal hidden detail in highlights. This adjustment modifies: Highlights -60.
How highlight adjustments work: Highlight adjustments control the brightest areas of your image. Recovering highlights pulls back overexposed areas — essential for landscape photography with bright skies, product photography with reflective surfaces, and any outdoor shot in harsh sunlight. Boosting highlights adds brightness and pop to already-light areas, creating an airy, high-key feel favored in lifestyle and food photography.
Source format matters: For best results, shoot in RAW format when possible — RAW files retain far more highlight data for recovery than compressed JPEGs. After adjusting highlights, use the AI Enhancer to refine overall tonal balance.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I recover highlights?▼
Upload your image to ImageWand, apply the Recover Highlights adjustment, fine-tune the intensity, and download your corrected image.
What does Recover Highlights do?▼
Pull back bright areas that are overexposed to reveal hidden detail in highlights.
When should I use Recover Highlights?▼
Overexposed areas. Bright skies. Window light. Flash photos.
Is this color adjustment tool free?▼
Yes! ImageWand color adjustments are completely free with no signup required. Adjust unlimited images directly in your browser.