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July 25, 2024
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How to remove a shadowed area from a photo

  • July 25, 2024
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I have a photo that is poor quality and has a shadow over part of the image. Is there a way to remove this? See attached photo.

Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

The edges may need to be additionally corrected. 

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 26, 2024

The edges may need to be additionally corrected. 

Legend
July 26, 2024

Use a Luminosity mask to select just the shadowed area. That should make a curves adjustment much easier.

 

AxelMatt
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July 26, 2024

Another idea is to the correction as @Bojan Živković11378569 mentioned. Create a group of all of these adjustment layers and create a black mask for this group. Paint with a white brush to make the corrections visible in the shadow areas.

 

But I think you can't eliminate the shadow area complete so you don't see it.

 

 

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Bojan Živković11378569
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July 26, 2024

This is a challenge for experienced users. You need to select the shadowed area and then use curves, for instance, to lighten the shadowed area, followed by Hue/Saturation to adjust the temperature, as the non-shadowed part of the photo has a yelowish tint.

 

Perhaps someone else can devise a quicker and simpler method. This is what first occurred to me after viewing your photo.