The Electronic Darkroom:
Turning Bad Photographs Into Useful Line Art
Figure 1. Dark original photograph (top) and image of the artifacts after rendering and reconstructing the scale and identification number (bottom) (Figure by author).
Figure 2. Adobe Bridge, illustrating file properties window (lower left) and image browsing window (right) (Figure by author)
Figure 3. Photograph lightened using input level (right) and levels adjustment bar (right) (Figure by author).
Figure 4. The handles stand out against the white background but the scale and artifact number need improvement (Figure by author).
Figure 5. The image looks pale and washed out (top) after using the Brightness/Contrast filter (bottom). This image is now ideal for continued treatment with other filters (Figure by author).
Figure 6. After applying the Find Edges filter, the handles start to take shape. The scale and artifact number still need work (Figure by author).
Figure 7. Extending lines above the old scale (left) and using broader horizontal lines to fill in between the marker lines improve the edges of the scale. Text was then added to complete the scale (right) (Figure by author).
Figure 8. Completed image with new scale and artifact identification(Figure by author).
