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        mazstar1980 
           
           
         
          
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				 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:03 pm    Post subject: Need help with background | 
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				I'm a pretty experienced Aperture user but have only just started with PS. I have searched online various tutorials but haven't been able to either make sense or find exactly what  need. I tried working with adjustment layers and levels but finding it hard. 
 
 
I would like to darken the highlights and wondering whether darkening the background would work. I tried CMd+OPT+2 to but it selects too many parts of the photo so I can't isolate the highlights or BG only. The posted pic is only a jpg but I'm working from RAW and editing it in Apertuer and PS.
 
 
Hoping for some feedback and help. 
 
 
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        Frank1263 
           
           
          
          
          Joined: 09 May 2012 
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:15 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Hi mazstar, welcome to the forums.
 
 
Have you tried Shadows/Highlights? It's under the Image/Adjustments menu.  | 
			 
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        mazstar1980 
           
           
         
          
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:05 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Frank1263 wrote: | 	 		  Hi mazstar, welcome to the forums.
 
 
Have you tried Shadows/Highlights? It's under the Image/Adjustments menu. | 	  
 
 
Yeh - I tried recovering highlights in Aperture and PS but seems like they're blown completely. | 
			 
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        Frank1263 
           
           
          
          
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				 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:56 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Indeed they are. What I would do in a case like this is replace (part of) the background.  | 
			 
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