On 24 Dec 2005 15:00:49 -0800, "Bill Hilton"
wrote:
BTW I used to do this quite a bit for burning in shadow detail with versions 4 – 7 but in the CS upgrade Photoshop introduced ‘shadow/highlight’ and now I rarely use the older method since the shadow/highlight tool at proper settings does a really nice job, I feel.
Doesn’t Shadows/Highlights have the same problem as Dodge/Burn, in that it can’t be done on an adjustment layer?
I played around with Shadows/Highlights when it first came out, but I wasn’t able to control it. I just went back and played with it again to remind me of the problems I had.
Often I’m unable to lighten dark areas without affecting light areas. Even if I push the "Tonal Width" to zero.
Also, it seems like these adjustment must be made before some or most adjustment layers are created or the effects are unpredictable, and until some other adjustments are made you don’t know how much to push this tool. In an image I just tried to use it on it made the cloned spots jump into prominence.
These problems may well be something I’m doing wrong because of lack of experience, but they are the reasons I don’t use this feature.
Ken