Shadow Removal with Photoshop

Sometimes shadows can spoil an image and pose a challenge to restore. But with  little bit of patience the problems can be tackled in Photoshop. It is not difficult to do.This is the image with shadows removed from the face. The original image is below.I have been sent this image of a baby. As you can notice that there are a lot of shadows on the face. This will be removed.Step 1 : Press CTRL+J to duplicate the Background Layer.Click the Add Layer Mask button. A Layer Mask is added on Layer 1.Step 2 : Go to Image>Apply image.Step 3 : The Apply Image dialogue box opens. These are the default settings....

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Selective Blur in Photoshop

Telephoto lenses in cameras can keep the object in sharp focus and blur out the background or areas which are not in focus. The same effect can be done with any version of photoshop and requires no great skill.This is the effect I will createI will be using this full body stock. You will find it hereIt belongs to caseykittenStudy the image. Both the model and the wall are in sharp focus.  If we want our eyes to focus on the model only we can blur the brick wall. There is a very simple way to do it.Step 1 : Duplicate the Background Layer by pressing CTRL+J. Actually it is not required and can be done on a single layer. But I am using...

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Selective Blown out highlights 2

I have posted a tutorial on adding a blown out effect selectively in photoshop in this tutorial. This is another way of doing it. Perhaps a much more easier way. It can be done in all versions of photoshop and will work for most images.These are the effects you can apply with Photoshop. The original image is below.I will demonstrate the technique with this stock image. You will find it hereIt belongs to Ziki37Note that this image already has some blown out highlights. Step 1 : Click the New Layer icon and a new Layer 1 forms above the Background Layer.Step 2 : Switch the Foreground Color to White by pressing x on the...

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