Comments on: Removing the Night http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:23:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14&cpage=1#comment-3200 Aaron Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:53:01 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14#comment-3200 This is a great tip, thanks for sharing!! I also tried it iwth soft light blend mode and it is working great for me. This is a great tip, thanks for sharing!!
I also tried it iwth soft light blend mode and it is working great for me.

]]> By: Brandon Oelling http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14&cpage=1#comment-1522 Brandon Oelling Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:14:34 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14#comment-1522 GREAT tip Hugh! Thanks for sharing! GREAT tip Hugh!

Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Hugh O'Malley Fashion Photographer London http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14&cpage=1#comment-1521 Hugh O'Malley Fashion Photographer London Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:09:47 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14#comment-1521 another method. 1. create an empty layer and fill with gray (R:129 G:129 B:129) 2. change blend mode of the layer to 'soft light' 3. use a small soft brush at about 10% opacity and brush with white onto this new layer until you have lightened the bags... I like this method as it doesn't disturb the underlying texture which Jeff's method above is likely to do... another method.

1. create an empty layer and fill with gray (R:129 G:129 B:129)
2. change blend mode of the layer to ’soft light’
3. use a small soft brush at about 10% opacity and brush with white onto this new layer until you have lightened the bags…

I like this method as it doesn’t disturb the underlying texture which Jeff’s method above is likely to do…

]]> By: jeff http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14&cpage=1#comment-1465 jeff Mon, 18 May 2009 18:49:31 +0000 http://x-equals.com/blog/?p=14#comment-1465 This trick works pretty good! Another way to do it, is to dupe the layer, use the patch tool to select around the dark circle under the eye... drag the patch down to the model's cheek to an area that closely resembles the rest of the skin, and select that to patch. This usually removes the dark circle completely, which, really, looks kinda weird. Adjust the opacity on that layer to bring just a bit of the circle in, and make it look a bit more natural. I like Photoshop.. there are 1001 ways to do ANYTHING! :-) This trick works pretty good!

Another way to do it, is to dupe the layer, use the patch tool to select around the dark circle under the eye… drag the patch down to the model’s cheek to an area that closely resembles the rest of the skin, and select that to patch.

This usually removes the dark circle completely, which, really, looks kinda weird. Adjust the opacity on that layer to bring just a bit of the circle in, and make it look a bit more natural.

I like Photoshop.. there are 1001 ways to do ANYTHING! :-)

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