Help!! Lights too bright

I don't know if it's just my computer or the game itself, but my lights, any lights are ridiculously bright! I've tried turning them down using the in game dimmer, that didn't help much, it makes the room dull and gloomy and not very appealing to take screen shots, but if I turn it up it causes the white colors to wash out and not be able to see details and also creates a tremendously bright halo on the walls and ceiling to the point of camouflaging the pattern on the wall where the light shines on it.

I turned down my lights in settings to low and that didn't help much either.

Any suggestions and ideas would be great!

Thanks in advance!