Editing help

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

So i'm giving the cd to the client tomorrow..
I cant seem to edit out the shadows.
And my blur- background editing stinks.
Someone please help?
This is the last image I have .

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

If anyone could do a quick edit for me and tell me STEP by step how it was done.. That'd be appreciated.

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

Anyone ??

 

[cgipson1]

I would reshoot it, personally!

 

[pixmedic5 4]

maybe someone would be willing to help for a percentage of what you charged the client for the photo...

 

[amolitor]

It's not clear what you want to accomplish. Which shadows do you want to edit out? What's wrong with the background?

 

[KmH]

Why would you want to edit out any of the shadows?

 

[cgipson1]

That shadow on the shoulder, under the left cheek is pretty obvious.. and since it is a gradient shadow, it would be difficult to work with (at least on this tiny image). The background is wrinkled.

 

[amolitor]

I think the correct answer to both is masks and layers?

 

[Parker219]

I gave it a shot....let me know if this helps.

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[SamiJoSchwirtz]

maybe someone would be willing to help for a percentage of what you charged the client for the photo...

0!!! She's my friend.

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

That shadow on the shoulder, under the left cheek is pretty obvious.. and since it is a gradient shadow, it would be difficult to work with (at least on this tiny image). The background is wrinkled.

Background wrinkles I do know how to photoshop. But not the shadows.

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

I gave it a shot....let me know if this helps.

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Yes, it did help quite a bit.
Could you explain what you did?
Thank you

 

[Pallycow]

Even with the shadows, she'll probly like it. If she's your friend, not a paid client, I would not worry about it.

Many of us like to help edit here, but it's a case of teach a man to fish sort of thing, not "fix my photo I have to turn in tomorrow".

Why'd you cut off her boob? The crop bothers me more than the shadows. You don't show the femme aspects of the womans body, you dont show her eyes, there is no connection with this photo for the viewer at all.

 

[Pallycow]

I must be confused. In that above edit, that you said helps you, I don't see any shadows removed. Am I missing something? I see some saturation, most likely a by-product of adjusting levels. Maybe an S curve tossed in. Don't see much else having been done.