How can I remove shadows or is there a company?

10/03/2007 12:28:31 PM · #1

I need to remove a shadow from one persons head and I'm not sure how I should go about it. I use CS2 but I've never done anything like this. If this is above what I can do is there any photo processing companies that would do this for a fee.

Thanks
Shane

10/03/2007 12:33:04 PM · #2

We need to see the image, Shane. ANYthing is doable in Photoshop, actually... The question is "how"? It might be easy, it might be difficult, but someone here will know a way.

R.

10/03/2007 12:36:40 PM · #3

I will upload the photo tonight. Thanks for the help. Is there any company that would do this for me.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

10/03/2007 12:40:29 PM · #4

I am sure there are, no question; but if you wanna pay to have it done, there's plenty here who can handle it I am sure. Possibly even me, who could use the money :-)

R.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

10/03/2007 12:51:23 PM · #5

I suspect if you post a full size version of the image and link to it here, you'll get half a dozen options sooner than you expect ;)

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

10/03/2007 01:04:17 PM · #6

yep, some people would even do it just for a comment (I am in an evil mood today)

10/03/2007 01:09:36 PM · #7

Hey you guys! Stop horning on my paying job here :-)

R.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

10/03/2007 01:18:09 PM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Hey you guys! Stop horning on my paying job here :-)

R.

Obviously the quality of the final result is going to be higher for the paid versions, though - right...? FWIW, I wasn't offering to do the editing :)

Message edited by author 2007-10-03 13:18:30.

10/03/2007 01:22:30 PM · #9

Originally posted by Gordon:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Hey you guys! Stop horning on my paying job here :-)

R.

Obviously the quality of the final result is going to be higher for the paid versions, though - right...? FWIW, I wasn't offering to do the editing :)

Unless Brad gets ahold of it; he works for peanuts and he's hard to beat :-)

R.

10/03/2007 11:43:39 PM · #10

Here is the full size version if i did it right. Hope so! Thanks and let me know how much this would take the woman in red is the main shadow i need removed.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

10/03/2007 11:44:48 PM · #11

this family wants a nice size photo of this shot so i need the details to be as good as can be. Thanks

_eug

Nikon D50

10/03/2007 11:54:10 PM · #12

Me thinks you should reshoot with more flattering light. That's some mighty harsh squinty light there.

yanko

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon

10/04/2007 12:00:08 AM · #13

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Gordon:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Hey you guys! Stop horning on my paying job here :-)

R.

Obviously the quality of the final result is going to be higher for the paid versions, though - right...? FWIW, I wasn't offering to do the editing :)

Unless Brad gets ahold of it; he works for peanuts and he's hard to beat :-)

R.

It begs the question why you didn't take him out when you had the chance.

fotomann_forever

10/04/2007 12:00:22 AM · #14

Originally posted by _eug:

Me thinks you should reshoot with more flattering light. That's some mighty harsh squinty light there.

Oh... eyes can be added too.

atsxus

Canon EOS-10D

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

10/04/2007 12:19:11 AM · #15

If you choose to reshoot - I'd suggest using a flash. You're shooting in early morning light, it looks, facing into shadow. It'll prevent a lot of the shadows across their faces.

Stephanie

levyj413

Nikon D7100

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

10/04/2007 01:12:06 AM · #16

Here's a 10-minute effort. I also did a little bit to reduce the glare on the brightest faces and brighten the darker sides of some faces. No extra charge. :)

Keep in mind the overall image quality will be low as a JPG made from a JPG.
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Message edited by author 2007-10-04 01:22:10.

eschelar

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

10/04/2007 04:59:38 AM · #17

Incidentally, did you take a handful of images like this? do you have some other source to work from? It can help a LOT.

When I did some group shots a month ago, I made sure that for every variation I was taking 3 pics. Some might have bracketed, but I wasn't interested in having different exposures, so just manually fired off 3 at a time.

When it came time to deliver, I had the ability to select different versions and every variation had one usable. Most had a second passable.

If they had not, I could easily have grabbed a set of eyes from one shot and moved it over to another shot or whatever...

Moral of the story: Look first, shoot thrice.

Even if you hadn't, there still might be something simple if you have other shots. If you have any other shots, even if they aren't very good, whoever you get to help you might be interested.

Correcting for varied shadows is a major PITA IMHO.