Sackadelic Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hey all! I'm looking for some new ideas on how to capture a natural shadow on an image. I've attached a RAW product photo that I shot really fast, as well as a processed image with a bit of a natural shadow. I really want to create images with natural shadows, and transparent backgrounds. Currently, here's my technique: Create a duplicate of the image, and hide the bottom copy Use the Pen tool to cut out the top copy, deleting the background Hiding the top copy, I usually do a rough cut of the shadow I want and mask out the ramp from the image itself, trying my best to isolate just the shadow. Combine both layers / tweak, output. My question to you is: are there any other ways you would suggest working to isolate the shadows of product images? I'm doing this for a website and want a consistent look. Thanks for any advice! Tyler IMG_7861.CR2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted August 30, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 30, 2019 Hi Sackadelic, One method which should work, use the selection brush to select the background and shadow and then use Filter>Colours>Erase White Paper and that will remove the colour white from the selected area and leave the shadow in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackadelic Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Wow! That worked like a charm. I adjusted the background to make it as bright as possible before doing this. Thanks! image attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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