How to create shadows and highlights on a subject during photo manipulation...
What is the best method to create shadows (darken) and highlights (brighten) on a subject to match the lighting of new background image during photo manipulation in Photoshop?
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Nikon D3300: Flash causing a shadow across the top of frame
Recently purchased a Nikon D3300. Works great except that the flash is causing a shadow along the top of the frame. I swapped out lenses, played with modes, played with the flash and photographed...
View ArticleHow can I hide the Blown Shadows/Highlights Indicators in Camera Raw?
How do I stop Camera Raw showing blown blacks as blue and blown whites as red in Photoshop Camera Raw?
View Articleuniform lighting when taking top view of object [duplicate]
What is the best way to take pictures of an object from top view How should the light be placed ?*to avoid shadows and how should we construct the chamber for this ?*for uniform lighting over the...
View ArticleWhat's the balance of highlights, shadows, lights, and darks in this photo?
I would love to give my photos a dreamy effect like this. I can see there's some clarity reduction; what, in terms of highlights, shadows, lights, and darks, would the lighting look like? For...
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How do I eliminate this shadow from my product photography?
I've been taking pictures of shoes inside the box shown in the picture, and the lighting is on the ceiling on the inside of the box. I'm also attaching a picture so you can see which shadows I want to...
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How do I properly do shadowless product photos?
My friend asked me to create a photo like this:I noticed that its shadowless and my first question is whether it was setup to be shadowless, or was it made shadowless in post? How many lights are...
View ArticleWhat is the real bodyscape photography concept?
I had my first experience in bodyscape photography using lights. I created two versions of a photo retouched by Lightroom. Through your experience I would like to know what makes a real bodyscape...
View ArticleHow to photograph glass without reflections and shadows?
I'm working on Image processing issue and I need to take picture from automotive glass.the camera is mounted at top and the glass lays down at the bottom. I put a black textile at the back of glass...
View ArticleHow to avoid reflections/shadows while shooting real framed/glass picture?
I'm supposed to make a few shots of someone's printed pictures. They are in glass frames. But, until uploading to my computer, I didn't realize none of the photos are good because there are reflections...
View ArticleHow to automatically remove shadows from the image
Is there a way using Photoshop CC 2017 to automatically even the colors (increase the brightness of the specific areas based on masked areas, or apply an average value to the whole image). I'm trying...
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Why do I lose details in the mid shadows?
I shoot Fuji X-series cameras. Adobe camera raw comes with a camera profile that matches the film emulations inside the camera. I like the colors produced by the Velvia profile (although they are...
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Why do strange purple blotches appear in shadows when using a Camera RAW...
I have recently ran into an issue with my Nikon D3200, it seems I may have toasted my DSLR's sensor - I stupidly shone my phone's flashlight on it when cleaning it recently.These purple patches seem to...
View ArticleWhy does a lens hood plus built in flash cause shadows on the photo? [duplicate]
Why is there a shadow on the photo taken with Canon DSLR camera with lens hood and built in flash?
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How to avoid objects casting shadows when taking pictures of products?
I am starting my own business and need to take photos of my products. However, the lighting in my apartment is not that great and it is also cloudy and rainy outside, so no sunlight in here or...
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How to avoid shadows on the background when photographing with flash in...
This is ruining my photos and I don't know how to solve it.I will post the result photo and you tell me the wrong things I am doing resulting in this! And how to fix it :)Light was a Profoto B1 with a...
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What causes the shadow at the bottom of this photograph?
I just got a new (to me) Nikon D70s to see if the DSLR world is right for me. My dad took this picture of me:In the middle of the bottom there's a rather large semicircle of shadow. Is this caused by...
View ArticleWhat is the best setup to take skulls / bones pictures?
I need to take pictures of bones (about 40cm) for my study in anthropology but I have too much shadows under the bones, what is for you the best way to take this kind of pictures? I have a DSLR Canon...
View ArticleHow to look at midtones, shadows and highlights separately?
Is there some hotkey or other quick method in popular editors for showing, separately, which pixels are highlights, which are shadows, which are midtones?I know only of a function to select midtones or...
View ArticleHow to reduce shadows on product photos when there is no room between the...
I sell horse equipment and my photos are created against a white background with the items on hooks right against the wall or background. I get a lot of shadows, but it is the only way to display the...
View ArticleHow do you meter shadow with Nikon FM2 built-in light meter
I tried to follow the old adage "expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights", so that I can capture the shadow detail. I only have Nikon FM2 light meter. How can I meter the shadow with it?
View ArticleWhat is it called when overhead lighting causes a face to be in shadow?
I've noticed that bathrooms often have overhead lighting (typically pot lights). The lighting makes it so I can't see my own face in the mirror due to the shadows.Sure, I'm not actually taking loads of...
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Why are there shadows in this photo of Prince Andrew taken with flash?
In this photo of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (taken on a Kodak disposable camera):We see it is taken with a flash (assuming that bright light on the window is a reflection of the flash).But if rays of...
View ArticleHow do I plan for the lighting for landscape photography?
When I plan a landscape photography, I use tools like Google Earth so to get an idea of the place I want to shoot; TPE and PhotoPills in order to see the direction of the sun, looking for a frontal or...
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What to look out for when shooting in direct sunlight, causing hard shadows...
I am aware that this question might be labelled as off-topic, but the issue bothers for some days now, and I figured my best bet to get an answer is here on this site.Whenever I look at pictures I have...
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How can I get rid of shadows generated from light source behind object of...
I am work in research and I have a areascan basler camera and objective that I am using to track the deformation of an object under load. I have attached an example image shown below.I am looking dead...
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Weird double exposure effects on images after sensor cleaning
I had my Lumix LX-100 sensor cleaned by a professional some time ago. Didn't notice anything special but on Saturday went to my aunt's funeral. Had two cameras with me and quite a few (not all) of the...
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How do you achieve this soft/glowing low-contrast black and white look?
Watched La Haine (4k version) the other day and was captivated by how the BFI gave the film a much lower contrast soft look in comparison to Criterion's hard contrast look. I know lighting plays a...
View ArticleDesk pictures lighting setup
I try to make a picture of my desk with some objects like this : http://essentials.mijlo.comI have troubles to set the lights in studio. It's difficult to avoid shadows.I have an Ipad (on) on the desk...
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How to achieve a "hazed" look with fine gradients in bright sunlight?
I am planning on visiting a desert country in a few weeks, and naturally take a few pictures there. While browsing Instagram and the internet in general, I stumbled across photos which (at least to my...
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