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Feb 4, 2004
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Hi,

I’m a complete newbie using PS7. I have a photo of my daughter in which there is a bright shard of sunlight crossing her face. Apart from that the rest of the photo looks properly exposed. Which tool or procedure should I employ to target this area and reduce it’s ‘blown out’ look but leave the rest of the picture as is?

Cheers

Dave
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Flycaster
Feb 4, 2004
"Dave" wrote in message
Hi,

I’m a complete newbie using PS7. I have a photo of my daughter in which there is a bright shard of sunlight crossing her face. Apart from that
the
rest of the photo looks properly exposed. Which tool or procedure should
I
employ to target this area and reduce it’s ‘blown out’ look but leave the rest of the picture as is?

If it’s really "blown out" there isn’t much you can do since there is no information to work with. You might try selecting the area (lasso tool should work fine), feathering it slightly (try 30 px to start) and then toggle a curves adjustment layer. On the composite channel (RGB), try dragging the curve down (grab it at the 3/4 tone level) and see if it helps.

There are lots of different ways to do this, but this will give you an idea of whether or not you can save the image. All you are doing is masking the rest of the image while applying an adjustment only to your selection. In one fell swoop you will have made a selection, a mask, and an adjustment ~ you’re on your way. See Adjustment Layers, Masks and Selections in the on-line help.

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tacitr
Feb 4, 2004
You might try selecting the area (lasso tool
should work fine), feathering it slightly (try 30 px to start)…

30 pixels is not a slight feather.

If the hilight area is sharp-edged, the selection should be sharp-edged, too.

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Feb 4, 2004
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"Dave" writes:
I’m a complete newbie using PS7. I have a photo of my daughter in which there is a bright shard of sunlight crossing her face. Apart from that the rest of the photo looks properly exposed. Which tool or procedure should I employ to target this area and reduce it’s ‘blown out’ look but leave the rest of the picture as is?

That depends on what part of her face, what angle the photo is taken from, etc. If you can put a copy of the photo on the web, you’ll get answers that are more relevant.

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