Damien Symonds

Yes, you use it a lot because you don't know how to use layers and masks, by your own admission. CS6 is an excellent program. YOU are the weakness. Spending money unnecessarily on new software won't make YOU better. Invest in YOU.

I'll email you the payment link.

DO NOT GET CC. I can't stress this enough.

I can't put this any more plainly, Annie. Lightroom is shit. Do not use it now, and DEFINITELY do not pay to use it in the future.

I addressed all of that. Read my replies again.

No, absolutely not. I already brightened it to match the leg to which it is attached. To brighten it further would look very silly. If you sign up for the Bridge Class right now, I'll send you the photo for free. Yes I will. I simply added the foot to the black jpeg file you sent me. I haven't changed its size at all.

Wonderful! Then you don't need to pay anything! Just install Bridge (it came with your Photoshop, or you can get it for free from the Adobe website) and you're ready to go. DO NOT PAY $9.95 PER MONTH!!!!!

How does this look?

Which version of Photoshop do you have at the moment?

Thanks. I have to go out for an hour or so, I'll take a look at them as soon as I get back.

You can send me the black background file as well. Yes, if you're not familiar with layers and masks, I'm sure it did!

For now, do this: https://havecamerawilltravel.com/lightroom/find-location-hard-drive/

This is EXACTLY why you need to ditch Lightroom. It's the worst program in the world.

Raws, if you have them. Did you shoot raw?

I won't be able to tell you that until you send me the files. https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/BellePhotography Make sure you send me the original, NOT the one you applied Topaz to.

It's time to begin your journey out of the Lightroom entrapment. https://www.damiensymonds.net/bridge-class/

Not much. Maybe about $10.

This is a very simple matter of layers and masking. Are you familiar with those? I can do it for you if you don't want to do it yourself. It's what I do.

Hi @annie1, does it matter than the foot in the second photo is cut off? Won't that look odd?

Please do.

Yes, I think you should add a Solid Color layer of light grey (roughly an average of the blanket colour) and mask it onto the blanket, then lower its opacity.

I fear it will be really hard to replace the blanket, sorry.

We'll talk more about the cast once you've finished the Channel Mixer class. Regarding the blanket and tub .... I understand why you'd like to get rid of the tub, but what's wrong with the blanket?

It seems unlikely. Did it prompt you to restart the computer after installing the update? If not, you probably should do so.