All,
I have been on a long sabatical from photo editing, and it seems that all my photoshop brain pixels have left earth :-(.
It is a raw file, nothing done to it yet. What is the best way to ensure the background is evenly white, while the shadows will still be there? I did a search and run into this article. However, as I think overall the background is okay, I am unsure if I need to replace the whole thing. If yes, would I also need to add noise, eventhough the background is white? http://www.damiensymonds.net/preventing-banding-in-backdrops/