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"KatWoman" <XXXJoliePrincessKatanaXXX@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> "Bill Hilton" <bhilton665@aol.com> wrote in message 
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>>> Fruit2O wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a group shot for which I want to lighten the faces only  Is
>>> there a method?.
>>
>> One more quick and easy way to do this (posted earlier but it never
>> appeared) ...
>>
>> With the file open do Layer - New - Layer and in the menu change 'mode'
>> to 'soft light' and then select the box for 'fill with
>> soft-light-neutral color (50% gray)' and click 'ok'.
>>
>> Nothing happens except you have a neutral layer, which doesn't affect
>> the image in 'soft light' mode.
>>
>> Now type 'd' to set the default foreground/background colors, select
>> the Brush tool with a soft edged brush somewhat smaller than a face,
>> with the 'opacity' set to about 10%.
>>
>> Now if you paint on the mask with black it will darken the area painted
>> and if you paint with white it will lighten it, which is what you want
>> to do.  So make white the foreground color and paint away on the faces.
>> At low opacity you'll need to make several strokes to get the effect
>> you wish.  If you make it too light just paint with black.
>>
>> Probably a good idea to make a new layer for every couple of faces.
>>
>> This is basically a better way to burn and dodge than the rather crude
>> Burn/Dodge tool.
>>
>> Bill
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>
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> what you call  "crudeness" of burn/dodge tools tells me you never worked 
> in the limitations of a real wet darkroom
> where you had little sticks and paper wands and had to use them quickly 
> before the print time was done
>
> it also tells me you do not know how to use those tools properly and 
> subtlety in PS
> they have very sensitive settings if you bother to change from 50% 
> defaults
> added to the fact you can affect only midtones highlights or shadows makes 
> this tool even more versatile
> and with no time limit and perfect control of areas you want to affect
> it is way superior to actual darkroom working of the dinosaur times
>
> well keep trying the hard way
> you will learn stuff even if it takes awhile
> levels is easier than curves




> but you will lose those oh so valuable pixels it you move the end ones 
> anyway
K,
Not if you use Adjustment layers ;)
BTW, your reply to me was removed from the server at my end.

Regards

Mike H