PS Pros ...HELP! - DPChallenge Forums

08/19/2005 03:51:20 PM · #1

Hi

For those of you who are pro's at PS...can you help me get rid of the shadow across my son's face in this shot??? Thanks!

Message edited by author 2005-08-19 15:51:50.

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR

08/19/2005 03:52:01 PM · #2

Looks like you got rid of his whole face! LOL
Where's the pic?

edit: Doh! There it is. :)

Message edited by author 2005-08-19 15:52:23.

aznym

Fujifilm X-T3

08/19/2005 03:53:52 PM · #3

Where's your son? :S

Looks like you found him!

Message edited by author 2005-08-19 15:54:13.

aznym

Fujifilm X-T3

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR

08/19/2005 03:55:25 PM · #4

I like the posts so far .. hehe

08/19/2005 03:56:46 PM · #5

Originally posted by xion:

I like the posts so far .. hehe

yes...very helpful! :0)

(note that it took me only 30 seconds to edit the post with the photo...and I got TWO roasts in that period of time! Sheesh...give a girl a break already! Haha!

Message edited by author 2005-08-19 15:57:58.

08/19/2005 04:02:04 PM · #6

How's this?

08/19/2005 04:06:21 PM · #7

MUCH better! Thanks a bunch! I'm PS-challenged (hoping to take a class soon)...all I managed to do was erase his face! Thanks for your help!!

SV

08/19/2005 04:14:38 PM · #8

I could sit there and monkey with it for days, but generally, here is how I approah these issues - The shadow is too dark to just dodge or selectively lighten. Since the photo is a straight on face shot and the right side of his forehead is unobstructed, I just copy a large chunk of that side, copy/paste to new layer, ALT+E+A+H (flip horizontal), move over the area and use a feathered eraser around the edges. I actually had to take a few "skin grafts" and touch up with eraser and adjust the transparency of that layer til it's about right, merge down, dodge and burn at about 10% here & there.

Hope this was helpful. I work very fast and am not great at slowing down to consider documenting how I did anything. :)

08/19/2005 04:18:24 PM · #9

Originally posted by kpriest:

wow...burning, skin grafts...how long is it going to take for him to recover? Will he be in the hospital long? haha! Seriously, though, I would have never thought to use the method you describe here. Thanks for your input!