Re: Maria, Yes or No?

Tina Manley offered:
Subject: Maria, Yes or No?


PESO:
This one I don't know about. The shadow of the doorway on the right is very distracting, but if I crop it out, I also crop out Jesus and I like that as a part of the photo. I haven't been able to lighten the shadow convincingly. Forget it or keep trying?
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/63619863<<<<

Tina,
I don't think you need to sweat this as much as you are. It's a nice photograph and yes being able to take the "shadow out" would be helpful? However!

Another approach? Why not try to burn the shadow across the bottom of the frame about half way up to her feet... subtly of course and feathered out at the half way point and out the left lower side?

In other words drag the darkened area across as a smooth sweep that comes across the bottom of the frame as a continuing line of shadow and out the left side?

It doesn't need to be distinct, a slight shadowing across the bottom of the frame half way between her feet and the bottom of the photograph.

I say this because there appears to be a kind of shadowing on the couch and floor to the lower left corner and side. So the shadow across the bottom only requires a very slight burning in to tone it down joining the shadowing on the couch.

It's got to be worth a try. The hardest part will be trying to keep the bottom shadow as smooth as the door shadow and not have it look like it's a burn in area.

Certainly gotta be worth a try.

ted



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