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kegleyphotography
Joined: 25 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: New / need help removing shadows |
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Hey I am new to photoshop and I was trying to edit a pic for a friend that has a bad shadow I know there has to be an easy way I am sure to edit the shadow out but I just cant find anything. I went to help and it said to adjust the shadows but that did not help at all.... can some one please talk me through this edit I am using photoshop elements 9.0 thanks for any input! |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
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Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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It's impossible to give advice without seeing the picture. |
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Flemming
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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There are certain methods to erase a shadow in that picture:
- First open the photo in Photoshop.
- Select the entire shadow; use the lasso tool for the selection. Also include a small amount of area around the shadow. Copy and paste the selection to a new layer.
- You will have to have a new layer containing only the shadow. Go to "Image," "Adjustments" and "Brightness/Contrast."
- Adjust the color and the brightness according to the background color.
- Use the eraser and erase the extra area around the shadow.
- If your results are not perfect, try adjusting the hue and saturation under "Image," "Adjustments" and "Hue/Saturation."
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jeffreywilson
Joined: 07 Jan 2011
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| Flemming wrote: | There are certain methods to erase a shadow in that picture:
- First open the photo in Photoshop.
- Select the entire shadow; use the lasso tool for the selection. Also include a small amount of area around the shadow. Copy and paste the selection to a new layer.
- You will have to have a new layer containing only the shadow. Go to "Image," "Adjustments" and "Brightness/Contrast."
- Adjust the color and the brightness according to the background color.
- Use the eraser and erase the extra area around the shadow.
- If your results are not perfect, try adjusting the hue and saturation under "Image," "Adjustments" and "Hue/Saturation." |
That's it. I also had the same problem but now I know the solution lies in the hue and saturation. I was doing it the wrong way back then. |
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thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
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Location: Cheltenham, UK
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Normally these problems occur when photographing flesh, as a rule removing shadows from anything other than human or architectural is more unusual. Having said all that, I guess the OP is attempting to remove shadows from the face.
'Fill flash' is the retouch method I would recommend There are loads of tutorials out there, I won't select one, but be aware there are many others out there that do the same job, you may, without irony want to do a Google search, as there are other tutorials including videos, but you will only 'get it' right when you choose the right tutorial. Thereon in you will be able to adapt it to your workflow.
And as always, if not so already. Welcome to the forum!
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