How to Adjust the Brightness & Contrast of a Photo Online

Use our free online tool to easily adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation of your photos. Whether you need to brighten a dark image, enhance photo details, or apply color correction filters, this tool provides a user-friendly interface to make quick photo edits. Simply scroll up and upload an image to start using the photo brightness and contrast editor.

Why Should You Change the Brightness of a Photo?

Adjusting the brightness of a photo can make a huge difference, especially if the picture was taken in low-light conditions or appears too dark. Increasing the brightness helps reveal hidden details, making the photo clearer and more vibrant. This is particularly useful for photos taken indoors or at night, where natural light is insufficient.

Why Adjust Brightness, Contrast, & Saturation All at Once?

Changing the brightness often affects other elements of the photo. For example, increasing brightness might make an image look washed out. This is where adjusting the contrast comes in—to bring back the details and depth of the image. Additionally, adjusting saturation can make the colors more vivid, giving your photo a balanced and enhanced look.

Here's when you should consider changing all three settings at once:

Correcting Underexposed Photos: Increase brightness and contrast to fix underexposed areas.
Improving Overexposed Photos: Reduce brightness and increase contrast to bring back details.
Enhancing Colors: Increase saturation for a more colorful and vibrant image.

How to Make a Photo Black and White

To convert your photo to black and white, simply bring the saturation down to zero. For best results, increase the contrast to emphasize the details and give the black and white photo a more dramatic effect. Black and white photography is ideal for portraits, landscapes, or any situation where you want to remove color distractions.

Combining Tools for Advanced Photo Edits

After modifying brightness and contrast, you can use our other editing tools to further customize your image:

Add Grid: Overlay a grid to make exact alignments clear.
Crop: Crop out unwanted portions from the top/left/bottom/right of your image.
Add text: Add text annotations or captions directly on the image.
Add Circles or Rectangles: Add circles or other shapes in various colors to highlight specific areas of the photo.

For a complete list of all available tools, see the tools page.

Use Cases for Adjusting Brightness & Contrast

Adjusting the brightness and contrast of a photo is a common task for many purposes. Here are some specific use cases:

Social Media Posts: Make your photos stand out on platforms like Instagram or Facebook by enhancing brightness and contrast.
Professional Presentations: Use color correction to ensure your images look polished and professional in PowerPoint or Keynote presentations.
Photo Restoration: Correct the brightness and contrast of scanned old photos to restore their original appearance.
Artistic Edits: Experiment with black and white, high contrast, or vibrant saturation to create unique artistic effects.

How to Save and Download Your Edited Photos

Once you're satisfied with your edits, you can download your photo in either JPG or PNG format. Simply click the "Download" button to save your edited photo to your device. Whether you need a smaller file size (JPG) or lossless quality (PNG), our tool offers the flexibility to choose the format that suits your needs.