Color Photo

Every once in a while I see someone has posted a picture to a site where they can get help with a technique. In addition to the black and white question I previously posted, I have a color photo that I really like but it's not a high quality photo. It's a bit grainy and a little overexposed (the sunlight areas are blown out). How do I go about posting this for some expert help? This is all very new to me--I'm stretching beyond my scrapbooking skills! So please consider me a NEWBIE!
Barbara,
The color dodge and burning did help the Black and White photo. Thanks for the tip!
Debbie

Debbie,
I must admit that I cheated a little bit as far as this forum is concerned because I used Photoshop CS2. I'm not sure if the exposure adjustment was added in Photoshop Elements 4 or not. I haven't used Photoshop Elements since version 2. You could probably do about the same thing with another Levels adjustment layer and a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer and just keep adjusting.
Another thing you can try on this image. Add a new empty layer and change the blending mode to Overlay. Then, use a paint brush, opacity of about 20 percent and choose black for the color and just paint on the empty layer where you want to darken the image. See if that helps you fix the problem with the face.

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