Can photoshop fix flash on face?

12 years 11 months ago #52728 by tennis man
I took a picture of my parents, it was indoors, of course used flash. Well now IMO, their faces are a tad too bright compare to the rest of the picture, because of the flash. So is there any way I can tone down the flash/exposure on their faces?


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12 years 11 months ago #52733 by Rathers
You will have to mask out the faces and only adjust the exposure ever so slighty on the faces. You do not want to adjust the exposure too much, otherwise it will look face.

You can use the burn tool, the exposure tool, highlights/shadows etc... Try everything to get it correct.


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12 years 11 months ago #52735 by tennis man
Thanks, that sounds like alot of work. I thought there could be a simple fix.


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12 years 11 months ago #52737 by Rathers
No, I'm sorry...no magic wand for a simple fix.


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12 years 11 months ago #52738 by 1919 Vin

Rathers wrote: No, I'm sorry...no magic wand for a simple fix.


But there is a magic wand in photoshop. :rofl:


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12 years 11 months ago #52740 by Rathers
Yes you are correct. You got me there. :rofl:


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12 years 11 months ago #52774 by Screamin Scott
Get yourself a diffuser to tone down the flash output . They have them for onboard flash units as well as external speedlights. I'm assuming you were using the onboard flash?...Invest in an external unit, you never go back to the internal one as they are so limiting.

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