>You are right. Changing the part you want changes the parts you DON'T >want >to change. That's why we try to get the light right when the shot is >being >taken. Some people even use the little flash on their camera to "fill >in" >the shadows when photographing people outdoors in strong light. > >Try playing around with the "Dodge and Burn" tool in GIMP. Dodge means >to >hold back the light i.e make and area brighter. You would use this in >the >shadow areas of the people. Burn means to increase the light or make >an area >darker. > >Feather your brush and start slowly, exposure at about 10%. Ctrl+Z >will >cancel the effect and you can start over. Practice on something that >you >don't want to keep. > >Rick S. >
I've been using the burn tool, it works to remove part of the shadow on their faces but they always end up looking deformed lol >-----Original Message----- >From: ghart89 >Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 7:07 PM >To: [email protected] >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: [Gimp-user] Driving me crazy!!! >Thank you. When it comes to pictures, i want them to look as perfect >as >possible. I feel like the background and their skin are really >bright. But >when >i try to darken it the shadows on their faces get dark and you lose >the >detail >:( -- ghart89 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
