Getting rid of shadows

[Munromax]

Anyone know of an easy way to remove shadows caused by flash when subject is near to a wall or other background you can't change.
At the moment I use the clone stamp in CS2 which is painfully slow. Any Ideas?

 

[Spuds]

If your using a flashgun then try using a diffuser with it. It'll soften the light coming from the flash and make any shadows a lot softer. Other than that I think your stuck with the clone tool

 

[Munromax]

If your using a flashgun then try using a diffuser with it. It'll soften the light coming from the flash and make any shadows a lot softer. Other than that I think your stuck with the clone tool

Thanks M8 - I do soften the flash with difusion sometimes even use a paper hankie over the 'on camera' flash. But even with a difuser on the Speedlight I still get shadows. Looks like the clone tool then!

 

[Scam]

Isn't this a situation where you'd bounce the flash off of the ceiling or something?

*NB: I know nothing about using a proper Flash

 

[xolotl]

If you can re shoot the image try bouncing the flash off the ceiling.

If you can't use the Shadow/Highlights tool under Image/Adjustments

 

[Munromax]

On most occasion I do bounce the flash off the ceiling where possible. It's just sometimes I need to use the on camera flash and obviously its flash can't be redirected.
Thanks for the replies.