How can I edit underarm sweat stains out of a photo?

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I have a casual portrait of my sister where underarm sweat stains are visible on her shirt. What editing technique would work best to reduce or remove the darker stain areas so the clothing looks more even? I’m looking for a general approach that works in common photo editors.

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Colour-dodge will do it.

You didn't say what software you have access to, though I assume most editing software will have a Dodge/Burn feature.

In Photoshop I set it to dodge shadows with about 40% strength.
This was a very quick attempt, you could do better, taking more care, on the original full-sized image...

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A simple approach is to lighten the dark stain areas with the dodge tool. In many editors, Dodge/Burn is the right feature for this.

A good starting point is:

Use Dodge
Target the darker tones/shadows
Keep the strength fairly low to moderate, around 40% or less
Work gradually with a soft brush rather than trying to fix it in one pass

The goal is to brighten only the stained area until it matches the surrounding fabric tone. Using the full-resolution original will give a cleaner result than editing a cropped or reduced image.

If your software doesn’t label it as Dodge/Burn, look for any local adjustment brush that can selectively lighten darker areas.

How can I edit underarm sweat stains out of a photo?

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