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ADJUSTMENT BRUSH
Select the Adjustment Brush icon
below the histogram. Move the
Exposure slider to +0.5 and make
sure the Feather, Flow and Density
sliders are set to 100. Paint over the
top of the model’s forehead. The
transition should be nice and gradual
with the Feather set to 100. If you
want to see the mask area, tick the
box Show Selected Mask Overlay
(it’s below the main image window).
If you want to erase anything you’ve
just done, hold down the Alt/Option
and paint over the area. Alternatively,
if you reduce the Density slider to
+50 and paint over the mask it will
soften the effect of the adjustment.FIRST RADIAL FILTER
The next step is to even up the lighting of the
model and the background. Click the Radial
Filter icon (below the histogram) then double-
click the word Effect to zero the sliders. Reduce
the Exposure slider to -1EV, raise the Saturation
slider to +40 and lower the Sharpness slider
to -100. Make sure the box Invert Mask is is
not ticked. Now click and drag a Radial Filter
from the model’s chin down towards her elbow.
You can see the background now looks more
dramatic and is not as sharp as it was before.04
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SECOND RADIAL FILTER
Click the word New to generate a new Radial
Filter and double-click Effect to reset the
sliders. Change the Exposure to +0.5 and
the Shadows to +20. This time, check Invert
Mask to ensure the effect is applied inside the
ellipse. Click and drag the second Radial Filter
from the bridge of the model’s nose down
and out, so the ellipse covers her head. You’ll
notice that the top of her forehead is still a little
dark – don’t worry, we’ll fix it in the next step.06