Hi friends,

Here is a small tutorial - " how to remove shadow from picture "
there are other techniques but i think this one is most effective.

load picture in Photoshop.

duplicate the picture

change mode to grayscale (not original , only the copy)

apply gaussian blur with radius value 6.

now select original picture.

now click on -- select > load selection (channel - gray ,
select invert box)

now you can see the selection of shadow, here you can add or subtract area with lasso tool,

now click on edit > fill (content mode-- 50% gray, blending mode-- color dodge)

now set the opacity on the fill window as you desire, it may be 100% or 20 to 100 % ,

Now click OK and see the difference.



if it help you, let me know..
any one with better method to remove shadow?




:) :)

Here is the example

Hi Saikat,

I think your technique is very similar (if not the same) as the one Katrin Eisman describes in her book as a "fill flash" technique. I've been using it for quite a while now and have gotten great results with it! Thanks for bringing it to our attention again. :) It's a great technique and I think should be in everyone's "tool kit."

Jeanie

thanks Jeanie,

I found this method in a monthly magazine's tips and tricks section about 2 years ago.

I dont know that it is from Katrin Eisman book.
I am looking for that book..
could you please mention the full name of the book and the publisher.

good photoshop tutorial book's are very rare in my place.

could you please mention the full name of the book and the publisher -- SaiKat


RetouchPRO Reviews - Katrin Eismann's Book (http://www.retouchpro.com/reviews/censura.php?cmd=details&itemid=3)

tnx for the heads up
gonna give that a try for sure..
cheers
heathrowe

Thanks for the tip. I'm really new to using photoshop and it's taking me a while to learn the program. is there any kind of guide I can use to learn the basics. I tried to follow your directions but I don't know how to change a image to greyscale besides... Image>mode>Grayscale and that changes that flatten all the layers. Thanks for any help in advance.

I didn't notice how old this is, sorry I got it to work though :)

how can u do this if it is making you're original grayscale as well?

Why don't you use 'shadow/highlights'.

because then it changes the whole pic and I don't want the highlights blown out.

I tried your directions but couldn't get it to work. Any other ideas?

Thanks for the tip. I'm really new to using photoshop and it's taking me a while to learn the program. is there any kind of guide I can use to learn the basics. I tried to follow your directions but I don't know how to change a image to greyscale besides... Image>mode>Grayscale and that changes that flatten all the layers. Thanks for any help in advance.

Try kelbytraining.com or lynda.com if you like video tutorials. Their introductory photoshop courses are phenomenal.

amazing!!! thank you for the tips