How to Soften Clipped Highlights

Clipped highlights have lost information, but editing can reduce their harshness and make them feel more natural.

Concept

You cannot fully recover detail that is gone, but you can shape nearby tone, color, and glow.

The goal is not to darken white; it is to make it feel like light.

Use Highlights in SELON to reduce hardness, then add Glow or Halation for light memory.

A gentle upper Tone Curve can reduce the feeling of abrupt clipping.