Adjust shadow color

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Juan
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Adjust shadow color

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Hi all,

I´m really lost right now and I would appreciate any help :)

I would like to know how I could change the color "iint" of the shadow in this image for example, as you can see the shadow is a little bluish and I like to tone down it and make it less saturated, or even change it for a redish one without affecting whole image, just the shadows.

Maybe SCX could make a tutorial (no matter if is in german :))

Thanks in advance.
Juan
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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I guess you are mainly concerned about the colour cast on the white shirt?

The main problem here is that it's difficult to automatically mask the shadow region – the blueish shadow on the shirt is the same colour as the jeans in the sunlight, and is actually brighter.

Therefore I'd use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, pick the colour of the shadow on the shirt, then tone it down. Maybe manually adjust the blue-to-green transition to make sure the grass is not affected. Paint the adjustment layer black (so the colour is back to normal), then paint the areas which you want to change with white. Since you have restricted the colour range, you need not be too careful in creating the mask.

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Burkhard.
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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It might be a bit difficult to mask/select the shadows in an automatic way, there is always a little bit jeans within a selection based on color.

-Add a new adjustment layer "hue/saturation"
-Brightness +100%! Just to see where the picture will be affected
-Go to the color filter (right-click into the layer list)
-Turn background to HIS and play with the sliders.
-I got acceptable results with HUE 45/51/62/65, Intensity 23/60/100/100, Saturation 0/12/100/100
-Return to the parameters of the adjustment layer and adjust as you like. Care about the shadows.
-The jeans-trousers will be affected, too, but you can easily mask that with a black brush.
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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Hello Juan

Before we even start, let's get one thing clear -- shadows do have a blue cast -- that's their real color. In this case, it's made more obvious than usual by the shadows on white clothing.

But the natural blue tinge of the shadows in this picture is exaggerated by the fact that the photo has an overall blue cast. Fix that by adjusting the white balance either using Filter / Automatic / White Point Correction or you can do it manually, Filter / Digital Camera / White Point. PL's automatic white balance correction is very good in my experience. (The automatic brightness correction is less good -- in this case, it makes the picture too light.)

Correcting white balance cuts down the blue cast but it leaves the grass just a little flatter than I like. So try using View / Toolbox / Contrast/Brightness to put a little more life into it by increasing the contrast a couple of clicks and decreasing brightness by one click.

Sure there is some blue lost from the jeans, but were they the right color anyway? One of the features of jeans is their washed out color. The color in the original looked too intense to me.

You can also tweak green and red a touch in Tool / Histogram Correction or Tool / Curves, but I don't think that adds much or even anything. :)

Anyway, see what you think.

Cheers, geoff
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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Thank you all for your tips :)

I´m super busy right now and tha´s why I haven´t had time to asnwer.

Hoogo´s technique was the most suitable for me, give very precise control over the shadows cast color.

I only need to learn and understand more about color filter... is out there a nice tutorial for dummies? hehehe

Cheers and thanks
Juan
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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There might be an even better way, Juan.

Try going to Tool / Color / Selective Color Correction. Choose Blue in the drop down menu, and make some adjustments.

OR go Layer / New Adjustment Layer / Selective Color Correction ...

Cheers, geoff

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Re: Adjust shadow color

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Awesome tip Geoffrey, I made adjustments in no time.

Very grateful to all of you for your time and support. :)

Cheers
Juan
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Re: Adjust shadow color

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Juan hat geschrieben:Awesome tip Geoffrey, I made adjustments in no time.
Yes, it's a great new tool. I can’t believe I didn't notice the moment it appeared. Oh well! Sigh!
Juan hat geschrieben:Very grateful to all of you for your time and support. :)
Pretty useful support group here. Some of the people here are amazingly skilled. And, of course, PhotoLine is a pretty useful program! :shock:

Cheers, geoff