How can I change this?

[wedge girl]

Took this quick snap of my daughter whilst on holiday, now I love the shot but half of her face is in shadow from the sun, can it be photoshopped or will I have to go back and try again.

[_dobbo_]

It can certainly be done, but the problem is that where the sun hits her face it's really burnt out, meaning that you can't really do much with that area.

Magic wand tool and upping the brightness on the dark side of her face is a very rough and ready way to do it.

I'm sure someone will be along with a better method soon!

[Big_Si]

could the affected area be lassoed (sp?) and have a fiddle with the hue/saturation/colour balance?

[simpo two]

Once a highlight is burnt out, you can't do anything constructive with it: darkening it just makes it go grey. The right side could be lightened a little but the best thing is to have another go and get it correct in the camera. One way of reducing the contrast between sun and shade is to use the flash as a 'fill-in'. It's a nice natural pose - I wonder if she would do it again?

Sorry, not very useful was I?!

[wedge girl]

simpo two said:

Once a highlight is burnt out, you can't do anything constructive with it: darkening it just makes it go grey. The right side could be lightened a little but the best thing is to have another go and get it correct in the camera. One way of reducing the contrast between sun and shade is to use the flash as a 'fill-in'. It's a nice natural pose - I wonder if she would do it again? Sorry, not very useful was I?!

Had a feeling that would be the case, looks like a 500 mile trip to return to the location, although I doubt I will catch that look of delight again.

[simpo two]

wedge girl said:

Had a feeling that would be the case, looks like a 500 mile trip to return to the location, although I doubt I will catch that look of delight again.

Well you did catch it. It's not a technically perfect photo but it's a great record of a spontaneous moment of a child's life - worth infinitely more than no photo at all

[parrot of doom]

Have you considered something like this?

[joust]

Not a lot. The "in-sun" bit is so washed out that there is little I can seem to do with it.

Sorry.

J

[simpo two]

parrot of doom said:

Have you considered something like this?

No, my hard drive isn't big enough

[wedge girl]

Not sure about the black and white, part of the essence of who she is is in the "pinkness"
Still it brings a smile to my face everytime I look at it

Thanks anyway.