Gaviotas Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Hi, I rented a Nikon Z5 with a 70-200/2.8 lense to photograph a very low light dance performance. Unfortunately, I turned the Silent Shutter setting ON, and it apparently caused some banding on the skin and clothing of most of my images. Is there a quick way to fix the banding on the skin? Luckily, the dancers' faces are ok, and I don't mind the backgrounds, so just focusing on skin. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 This has been the most common question of the last 12 months. Unfortunately, there's not usually an easy fix. Could you send me the raw file? https://spaces.hightail.com/uplink/BellePhotography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Hi Damien, thank you for getting back to me. Unfortunately, all of my pics are JPEG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Update: Not a perfect fix but an improvement, I went over the lines on the leg with the dodge tool/shadows/40% and it helped a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 ... here is the improved image. Not the quick fix I was hoping for, but I think it will work on my favorite pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Gaviotas said: Hi Damien, thank you for getting back to me. Unfortunately, all of my pics are JPEG Oh no!!!! What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Well, I only photograph in JPEG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Crap. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 It's a volunteer job, so I don't spend too much time on the images.. I photograph 7 shows and usually end up with 1,500 pictures per show. By the way, my attempt to use the dodge tool at 40% only helped fix the images with faint lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 .. I am just trying to save the pictures I took of the solo dancers, because they are senior dancers graduating and leaving the studio. The other 1000 plus images are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 .. Apologies for the multiple comments. If you have tips on how to minimize darker lines, same thickness as in the picture I shared before, I would love to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 10 minutes ago, Gaviotas said: It's a volunteer job, so I don't spend too much time on the images.. I photograph 7 shows and usually end up with 1,500 pictures per show. By the way, my attempt to use the dodge tool at 40% only helped fix the images with faint lines. Oh hell no. NEVER use the dodge tool. https://www.damiensymonds.net/simple-dodge-and-burn-tutorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Got it! Do you have any suggestions for Photoshop tools that I could use to make the darker lines less visible without spending too much time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 No, that method is all there is. There's no quick way, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviotas Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 No worries, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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