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 04/25/2006 05:50:23 AM · #1
I kind of like this semi candid shot of my son. but the hat blends into the background, and for the life of me I can't bring it with out using the dodge tool, which leaves an unsuitable image. How do I???????
 04/25/2006 06:09:11 AM · #2
Have you tried using the magic wand and playing with the tolerances to select only the background? That way you could select it and adjust the levels for that area only.
 04/25/2006 06:09:58 AM · #3
If the hat is "too dark" you may not be able to recover it. It may be "clipped".

KS

Originally posted by dewed:
I kind of like this semi candid shot of my son. but the hat blends into the background, and for the life of me I can't bring it with out using the dodge tool, which leaves an unsuitable image. How do I???????
04/25/2006 06:46:20 AM · #4
You could mask him and brighten up the background ...

04/25/2006 06:51:41 AM · #5
did a quick adjust.
brigthend the whole image with levels, then darkened the white, then dodged the white shirt, burned the white area on the hat and finally some selective color adjusts.
hope it helps...;P

04/25/2006 07:46:34 AM · #6
I went to replace color, chose a slightly lighter background color, then increased the contrast to compensate for the lighter flatter pic. worked good enough for me. thanks all for the advice.
 04/25/2006 08:00:28 AM · #7
My work monitor isn't calibrated so I have no idea how off it is but shadow/highlights seemed to do an okay job on this photo.
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