t._duane_jones Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I've read posts by Marc and others, and have seen examples of using this PSCS feature to recover shadow detail. Here's my question: I shot a wedding last year in a small chapel with large windows behind the alter (gorgeous view of the mountains!). The image is fine, however I want to tweak it a little. I scanned the image (it was shot on Portra 160 NC) and tried my hand at using Shadow recovery. Everything in the image is great, except for the groom and her father's tux; instead of a rich black, they are on the washed out side. What can I do to make the blacks black, but retain the overall brightness of the scene? I appreciate your input. Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesp Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 duplicate the image on a new layer, run the shadow/highlight recovery. then you can just erase parts of the new layer that look better without editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 The Shadow/Highlight is probably the wrong tool for that job. It lightens shadow areas or darkens highlight areas ... although, sometimes it'll initially darken washed out blacks if no other black exists in the photo. If levels or curves won't do it, try going to > Image > Adjust > Select Color > Black ... and slide the tool to the right a bit. If it also affects your mid tones too much, then select > Neutral in the same menu and slide it to the Left a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t._duane_jones Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 James and Marc: Thank you for your advice; I'll try that on Monday morning. When I ran the shadow recovery, the image looked perfect, except for the black tuxedo's. They looked a little washed out. I will try the levels & curves, and also using 2 layers to keep everything looking good. Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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