I took a picture of a person and didn't recognize while shooting, that she had a shadow on half of her neck. Does someone know how to edit it with lightroom so that the shadow vanishes?
Without seeing the image can only make some guesses, but if by vanish you mean "completely gone" that will most likely take some significant effort in Photoshop via cloning and healing. You will at best be able to make it less drastic in Lightroom, but not likely able to remove it without trace.
You can try an adjustment brush in Lightroom to raise shadows (Shadows slider to the right), and possibly raising exposure, but when you do that the color of the skin tone will change. So, you can try another adjustment brush layer to paint back in the skin tone color from the skin which is not in the shadow. Lightroom does have a clone/heal function but it is rarely practical for this kind of edit. If you aren't comfortable with local adjustment brush functionality you can try to brighten the shadows for the whole image as a global adjustment (again, Shadows slider to the right) as far as you can go before the image starts looking weird.
I know that's not much to go on, but hope it helps in some way. If you post the picture it might be possible to give more specific suggestions.
@toinette Well, to be honest I wouldn't worry about that shadow too terribly much. It might not be ideal, and a little of fill light (with, say, a reflector) might have helped, but if you think about it I think you might find what is really distracting is the bright area...that's actually what is drawing the eye away from the face. So, I suggest actually leaving the shadow and burn down the bright area (with a local adjustment brush set minus exposure) to just make that area less bright and the transition of the shadow a bit softer. Use the "flow" slider on the local adjustment brush settings (take it down to 20-25 or even lower) which will let you brush the effect in a little at a time so you can make gradual progress. On a side note, and you might have already planned an adjustment or prefer as-is and apologies in advance if that's but case, but the image looks a little warm to my eye. Next to the temperature adjustment sliders in Lightroom there is an eyedropper. Click that then with the eyedropper click on the whites of her eye (zoom in the photo first) and that usually works well for temperature correction. And then on yet another side note, I really like the connection coming through. It's a great portrait. The subject "feels" connected with the camera which transfers to the viewer. Well done! :)
@dbj_365 Wow, thank you so much for your detailed and fast advice! Yes, it's too warm which I always only recognize when I look at it at another screen than my laptop.
Thank you especially for your advice on the bright area! @kali66 just said the same on the page of the picture :)
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/588348965.jpg
i did a quick edit using silverefex on the full dynamic setting then used the burn tool a couple of passes at 20% on the bright part in photoshop , just to show you how it could look, nice portrait!
@dbj_365 i appreciate your advice too, never used adjustment brushes! something to learn about. if you want to keep it in colour Marie you could try adjusting the white balance to compensate for the tungsten lights
@dbj_365 ah! I just tried it and now I got it. That was what I was searching for. Actually, before I asked here I tried some time with different tools, but I didn't understand the adjustment brush correctly. Thank you again!
@toinette@dbj_365@kali66
just have to say, and not for the first time, isn't this just the nicest community? quick and helpful responses to marie's question, which seem to have helped her :)
@pistache Yes, you are totally right! It is so much advice from @dbj_365 and @kali66 that I have to work on it on the weekend. I am so happy that I stumbled across this place!
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You can try an adjustment brush in Lightroom to raise shadows (Shadows slider to the right), and possibly raising exposure, but when you do that the color of the skin tone will change. So, you can try another adjustment brush layer to paint back in the skin tone color from the skin which is not in the shadow. Lightroom does have a clone/heal function but it is rarely practical for this kind of edit. If you aren't comfortable with local adjustment brush functionality you can try to brighten the shadows for the whole image as a global adjustment (again, Shadows slider to the right) as far as you can go before the image starts looking weird.
I know that's not much to go on, but hope it helps in some way. If you post the picture it might be possible to give more specific suggestions.
Thank you especially for your advice on the bright area! @kali66 just said the same on the page of the picture :)
i did a quick edit using silverefex on the full dynamic setting then used the burn tool a couple of passes at 20% on the bright part in photoshop , just to show you how it could look, nice portrait!
just have to say, and not for the first time, isn't this just the nicest community? quick and helpful responses to marie's question, which seem to have helped her :)