scottbergerphoto
18th of March 2005 (Fri), 06:15
How often have you looked at a quick snapshot and wished you had used some kind of fill flash to light up a face? Here's a quick fix:
1. Open Photo
2. Creat a Copy CTRL-J
3. On the new copy layer, Image>Adjustments>Levels (CTRL-L)
4. Use the Levels adjustment to get the subjects face the way you want. Don't worry about the rest of the picture.
5. Type X to get the foreground color black.
6. In the Layers palate, type ALT- New Layer Mask. This will create a New Layer Mask filled with black on your Levels correction and hide it.
7. Change your foreground color to white (x).
8. Use the brush tool to paint in your Levels correction wherever you want it.
9. Use the Opacity slider to adjust.
Or
1. Open the photo.
2. Use Levels to lighten the face. Don't worry about the rest of the picture.
3. Go to the History palate. Window>History
4. Click on Open layer in the History palate.
5. Click on the left box of the levels layer in the History palate so that the history brush icon appears there.
6. Go to the tool box and get the History Brush and paint in the levels adjustment where you like it.
7. Use the opacity slider in the options bar above to adjust the effect.
8. If it's still too much, Edit>Fade History Brush>adjust the fade slider.
Source: Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Scott
1. Open Photo
2. Creat a Copy CTRL-J
3. On the new copy layer, Image>Adjustments>Levels (CTRL-L)
4. Use the Levels adjustment to get the subjects face the way you want. Don't worry about the rest of the picture.
5. Type X to get the foreground color black.
6. In the Layers palate, type ALT- New Layer Mask. This will create a New Layer Mask filled with black on your Levels correction and hide it.
7. Change your foreground color to white (x).
8. Use the brush tool to paint in your Levels correction wherever you want it.
9. Use the Opacity slider to adjust.
Or
1. Open the photo.
2. Use Levels to lighten the face. Don't worry about the rest of the picture.
3. Go to the History palate. Window>History
4. Click on Open layer in the History palate.
5. Click on the left box of the levels layer in the History palate so that the history brush icon appears there.
6. Go to the tool box and get the History Brush and paint in the levels adjustment where you like it.
7. Use the opacity slider in the options bar above to adjust the effect.
8. If it's still too much, Edit>Fade History Brush>adjust the fade slider.
Source: Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Scott