Shadow Control Photoshop plug-in

Note: The new and improved version of Shadow Control, now called Shadow Control Pro is available in DaVinci™, our newest addition and also as a Photoshop and compatible plug-in.

About

The plug-in works by analyzing the image and separating the shadows from the rest of the image and creating the mask. Then, it applies the brightness and contrast correction to shadow areas, leaving the rest of the image intact.

Features

Live preview of the final image
Interactive mask creation
Live preview of the mask
Full control of all aspects of adjustments done to the image
Ability to save and load settings
Full featured demo available

Technical details

Product supports both 8 and 16 bit RGB images
Photoshop 6 and up or Elements required
MAC and PC version available

In action

Here's the image where the sky is properly exposed, but the subject and foreground are much too dark.

Let's start the Shadow Control plug-in. Click on the 'Mask' and move the 'Separation' slider until the foreground and the subject are marked black, and the background is white. Now, click on the 'Result' and move 'Gamma' and 'Contrast' sliders until they are sufficiently bright. It's again a matter of taste. Click on 'OK' button.

Here's the result.

Let's see before and after images side by side:

Here's another example where Shadow Control can be used to even out the dynamic range in the whole scene:

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