intex Posted September 12, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 12, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone have any tricks , when using Lightroom to remove white areas on faces that result from light shining off, oily areas of the face? I have been trying to use their "HEAL" tool, without good results at all. I am on the road, and do not have Photoshop with me, where I know I can fix it, but only Lightroom. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ckthual Posted September 12, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 12, 2008 Can you post a sample image you'd like to fix ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 12, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 12, 2008 Try pulling the Recovery slider to the right to tame your highlights and if that doesn't completely tame them then pull the Exposure slider to the left and compensate for general underexposure by pulling the Fill Light slider to the right. Then you may need to pull the Blacks slider slightly to the right to pull the shadows to the left-hand side of the histogram. Just play around with these combinations until you get something that you're okay with. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 12, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 12, 2008 Oh yes, and if you click on the little triangles in the top corners of the histogram it'll show highlight clipping in red and shadow clipping in blue on the image. Good luck! Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckthual Posted September 12, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 12, 2008 If I get the issue correctly : If you used the recovery tool and still have a burnt zone, and only if you have LR 2, I suggest you try a minor local adjustment with the brush. That's how I proceed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalippe Posted September 13, 2008 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2008 If this is LR 2, try the brush tool with the clarity slider set all the way to the left. I think they even include a preset under the brush called "smooth skin" or something like that. It is nothing more than the clarity slider all the way to the left as I recall (not currently on a computer with LR so I can't check) David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi4 Posted September 13, 2008 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Try the tone cuve. The sliders right under he curve affect which part of the curve is affected by the other sliders maurice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
intex Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted September 13, 2008 Thanks, I upgradeded to Lightroom 2, and now have the brush tool, it is better than before, but I guess I need more practice, since the face is now looks like it is oplastered in makeup, like a Kabuki dancer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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