Remove shadows from an image with Photoshop or Lightroom?

5 years 1 month ago #633793 by Duncan K
If you wanted to remove shadows from an image, what is the best way this can be done?  I have access to both Photoshop and Lightroom.  A photo for client has this ugly shadow running through it.  I'd like to get that removed or covered up before shooting image to client and they end up asking.   

I thought this would be straight forward where I could paint brush over the shadow in Lightroom, then turn up the exposure for that.  Came close, however doesn't do it.  You get this blueish tone that doesn't look right.  

Can you help me please?  


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5 years 1 month ago #633796 by Troponin
This depends on what you are referring to. If it’s light shadows, they can be pulled with LR. It can be local or over the entire image. A harsh shadow cutting across a scene would need a lot more work, which would require software like PS. 

Harsh shadows and clipped blacks can ruin a photo. They can be just as bad a clipped highlights in which the data for that part of the photo is not recoverable. 


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5 years 1 month ago #633950 by Nathan D
Using Photoshop:



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5 years 1 month ago #633972 by Nathan D
I found a ton of video's in YouTube on this subject, the one above is just one of the first I found.  You might want to check over there.


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5 years 1 month ago #634368 by Prago
This is one of those things that is easy to go overboard and have things looked 'off'.  These video do a pretty good job.

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