AI Blown Highlights Fixer

How it works

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   Upload the photo with overexposed areas

   Drop your image into EditThisPic. JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 7MB. The AI works on processed files — RAW is not required. Photos with blown skies, overexposed windows, washed-out skin, or white-clipped backgrounds all respond well. The more context surrounds the blown area, the more accurately the AI synthesizes what the detail should look like.

   Expect: Partially blown highlights (areas where some texture remains) recover cleanly in one pass in about 20 seconds. Fully clipped areas (pure white with zero pixel data) require AI synthesis — the result is visually plausible but not pixel-accurate to what was there. For portraits with burned skin on one cheek, expect 25-30 seconds.
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   Describe which highlights are blown and what to restore

   Type what you want recovered: 'recover the blown highlights in the sky — restore blue sky and cloud texture' or 'fix the overexposed window in the background, show interior detail through the glass.' Name the specific area that's overexposed and what it should look like. Context clues help: 'it was a partly cloudy day' tells the AI what kind of sky to synthesize.

   Tip: Describe what the overexposed area should contain — 'blue sky with scattered clouds' or 'brick wall visible through window' — not just 'fix the exposure.' AI synthesis works from context, so the more descriptive clues you give, the more realistic the recovered detail.

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Blown sky in outdoor portrait — most common recover the blown highlights in the sky — restore natural blue sky with scattered clouds, blend smoothly with the correctly exposed foreground

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   Overexposed window in interior photo fix the blown out window — recover the exterior scene visible through the glass, show trees or buildings outside, smooth transition with the interior lighting

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   Blown skin highlights on face recover the blown highlights on the skin — restore skin texture on the forehead and cheeks, match the skin tone of the surrounding correctly exposed areas

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   Overexposed white clothing recover the blown highlights on the white shirt — restore fabric weave texture and natural fabric shadows, the shirt should not be featureless white

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   Overcast white sky with no detail recover the featureless white sky — restore soft cloud texture appropriate for an overcast day, keep the light mood consistent with the foreground

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   Blown background in backlit portrait recover the blown background behind the subject — the background was an outdoor garden scene, restore greenery and soft bokeh, keep the subject correctly exposed

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   Sunrise/sunset sky blown in landscape recover the blown highlights in the sunrise sky — restore warm orange and pink tones with gradient, the sky should transition from deep orange near the horizon to lighter tones higher up

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   Check texture, tone, and edge transitions

   Zoom to 100% on the recovered area. Look for three things: (1) texture consistency — cloud or skin texture should look natural, not blocky or smooth, (2) tone gradation — the recovered area should blend smoothly with the surrounding correctly-exposed pixels, (3) edge transition — the boundary between the blown area and the good exposure should have no hard line or halo.

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   Refine edge halos or tone mismatches with markers

   If the sky looks good but the horizon line has a faint halo, or the recovered skin area looks slightly different in tone from surrounding skin, tap a marker on the problem edge and add a focused prompt: 'blend the edge between the recovered sky and the treeline — remove any halo or hard line.' Markers focus the refinement without disturbing the recovery.

   Tip: Halos at the transition between recovered and non-recovered areas are the most common refinement need. They're easier to fix with a targeted marker than with another global prompt.