t._duane_jones Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 This is an image I shot with a D70, and the orig is a raw NEF file. I shot it, as you can see, with a strong backlight, and the background is overexposed. I have PS 6.0. What process can I use to darken the background, and make the kids look more attractive? Thank you for your advice. Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oistein Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 when you do the RAW conversion, try to do a digital exposure compensation - if you are able to bring out some details from the clouds it means that you've been lucky Oistein www.captureoflight.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 How about cropping the photo to eliminate most of the sky and get a larger image of the kids, which is what most viewers (like their parents) are most interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Don't bother with the sky in the original picture. Compensate the exposure to make the kids look good, and the paste a sky from another picture (or create one with a photoshop gradient). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_hinther2 Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Here's what I would do with that picture: crop it, sharpen it, and brighten the mid tones to bring out the faces. Don't know how well it will display, but here goes...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t._duane_jones Posted November 7, 2004 Author Share Posted November 7, 2004 Thanks for all the ideas. At this point, I'll probably adjust the image to bring out the kids faces, and then paste a blue sky in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_hammond Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 I agree, don't worry about the sky, it isn't crucial to the image. Past one in from another image. This was done with Shadow/Highlight Will A.C.I. Photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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