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I'm looking for some retouching hints. I have a photo where the people in it have streaks of sunlight across their faces. What is the best approach for removing the light out of their faces? I've attached a small portion of the photo for review. I figure cloning is an option, but was wondering what other ways of retouching this type of problem are out there.
This won't solve all of your challenge, but it might help for parts of it...
I duplicated the Background layer and flipped it horizontally. (Fortunately her head and eyes are level.)
I turned off the Background copy layer so I could create vertical guides through her eyes...then turned Background copy layer on again and nudged it until the eyes aligned.
Created a layer mask, inverted it, and painted white (where I could) to let the "good areas" from top layer show through.
(Don't confuse this with a stellar job... just a quickie to give you some food for thought.)
Thanks Danny and Jak! I will experiment with both techniques. I had played around with the patch tool with good results, but there was a tendency to leave some hints of purple (I think from the spectrum effect of the sunlight). The results was it made her look like she was wearing a lot of glittery make-up. This one will keep me busy as all the faces in the entire photo have light streaks as well as the clothes, but it's a cute mother daughter photo and I want to try and repair it.
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