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I am impressed what Photoshop CS's new shadow adjustment tool can do to correct shadows. But it is not suitable for every situation, and on some images it is surpassed by old standbys like the "fill with gray color dodge" method. So I decided to upgrade an action I created, which uses screening layers with progressive luminosity masks. The main improvements in this version are: A. improved protection of light areas, and B. greatly improved retention of local contrast.
The action I am posting is meant to be run more than once. depending on how much shadow boost you need. So just repeat the action until the shadows are too light, then reduce the opacity of the top layer to step back. You can also paint on one or more masks if you want to tweak this.
BTW, I don't think my action is the best method for the majority of shadow correction situations. But with some images, it works better than other methods.
Note: this action is now part of collection of actions and can be found here
The action I am posting is meant to be run more than once. depending on how much shadow boost you need. So just repeat the action until the shadows are too light, then reduce the opacity of the top layer to step back. You can also paint on one or more masks if you want to tweak this.
BTW, I don't think my action is the best method for the majority of shadow correction situations. But with some images, it works better than other methods.
Note: this action is now part of collection of actions and can be found here
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