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In this video I demonstrate how to remove a tripod shadow from your images using Frequency Separation.
When a shadow is very distinct it can be removed with a modified luminosity mask, but sometimes shadows will be too indistinct to easily isolate with a mask.
Now obviously this method is a bit fiddly but seriously, on this image of Phils’ trying to use a luminosity mask selection would be impossible.
I’ve not been as careful or precise in the video as you would need to be when doing it on your own image – if I’d done the job to 100% perfection the video would have been 3 times as long!
Remember, subtlety is the key and as with any retouching it needs to be done slowly and methodically.
The next shots show how good the results are after another 10 minutes of careful work:
A few more refinements to brush opacity together with a bit more work with the spot healing brush to break up the more persistent dark areas and this shot would be good to go.