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[Jill B]

Hi all- I've just received my pic and I would appreciate peoples perception of this pic before I start working on it. I am unsure if that is all the woman's hair or if there is a shadow behind which is accounting for some of the darkness. Could have been the 80's! lol.  Also re: the child's hair/head--do you think there is a signifigant shadow behind him also?  I'm finding it difficult to tell where the top of his head starts and stops and don't want to mess it up.  Would appreciate others take on this. Thanks. Jill

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[John]

Jill,

Use the code in the third box that Photobucket gives you with the [IMG] tags...  that way your picture will appear on the boards.

-John

[Risici]

Ts really hard to judge on a low res file, so if you want other than guess work, i think you need to at least post a larger image, preferably a 100% crop the issue arreas.

/Lasse -Risici

[capriccio]

If you use a temporary adjustment layer (which you can later delete or make invisible) you can increase the contrast and see the separation of shadow and hair. Here's a quick guide thrown together (not 100% accurate, but you get the idea...)

[Jill B]

Thanks Cappricio for that tip. Had tried lightning and duplicating and using screen blend mode but was still having difficulty seeing edges. That tip has helped some. Some edges will still be a guess but I'll do the best I can. Jill

[danger_Mouse]

If you use a temporary adjustment layer (which you can later delete or make invisible) you can increase the contrast and see the separation of shadow and hair. Here's a quick guide thrown together (not 100% accurate, but you get the idea...)

This is a great tip for any one! I use this technique on every image I do, particularly restorations (long live azumicia for letting me in on her secret!) - it not only helps differentiate between shadows etc. But also higlights things you can't normally see on your monitor but which stand out heavily when printed  (such as slight colour variations, or over/under saturation or depth differences).