cathm Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Hi! I am wondering how i can convert the attached baby photo's background to look whiter. I read about adjust the level (use the white selector and click somewhere white in the image, however, the shaded area in grey staid as grey. Should I make a new layer, fill with white and mask? I like how the background look in these pics. -> Please let me know what's the best way to retouch the background. Thanks! Cathy
Damien Symonds Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Hi Cathy, have you found this one? http://www.damiensymonds.net/tut_white.html
cathm Posted September 4, 2016 Author Posted September 4, 2016 Thanks Damien for getting back to me. Yes, I saw that post and tried, however, i couldn't get close to 255. It was 215 when the background became evenly white. How does this look? IS there anyway to avoid being over-exposed around the hands? thank you!! Cathy
Damien Symonds Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Now, add a Hue/Saturation layer and clip it to the Levels layer. Then slowly lower the Saturation slider to your taste.
cathm Posted September 5, 2016 Author Posted September 5, 2016 Many thanks Damien! Feel good to learn something new here!! Here is my final image. Do I need to retouch further? Thanks, Cathy
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