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kaceyr73



Joined: 28 Jun 2005
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Location: north carolina

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:13 am Reply with quoteBack to top

I have a photo and I need to lighten the people in the photo but darken the black background. What is the best way to do this?
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alenxVR6



Joined: 26 Jan 2005
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Location: Revere, Boston

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:39 am Reply with quoteBack to top

you want to mask out either the background or the subject, depending on what you wanna work on.

what photo editing software are you using?

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