How to Remove Unwanted Shadows in Photoshop [How to Edit Shadows]

Hi Everyone!

In today's Photoshop tutorial, I'll show you how to remove unwanted shadows in photoshop.
I figured I'd create a tutorial on how to edit shadows in photoshop as it's a really common retouching issue that a lot of photographers come across regularly!

There are a number of methods that you can utilise to achieve this, however today I'll be going through my main method of removing them.

Hope you find this retouching tutorial helpful! 🙂

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[carefulsugar]

This was EXACTLY what I have been looking for ... for weeks now ! I'm happy you went through the process at a very good rhythm without digressing into tangents, stories, and theories... you just got to it and showed what you were doing without speeding ahead too fast OR too slow !
It's the detail of the placement of the brush that I was looking for and not just the method ! I'm subscribing to your channel today ! 😊
Thanks very much for your help ! Geez, the amount of tutorials one has to sift through ! 😵‍💫
Very happy with this one right here !

[BoldBrainWay]

Great info, thank you!Just what I was looking for!

[balamina]

Very helpful indeed! Thank you so much Kayleigh! God bless and good luck!

[lenemotts]

Thank you so much for sharing Kayleigh! 😊

[unitynocode]

Curve and mask work perfect and easy. Thanks !

[jdstrobist]

Amazing results! Another great tutorial from you Kayleigh! Thanks for sharing it! 😎✌️

[mastermatt]

Is there a quick AI way to remove a background shadow in Photoshop from a plain grey background? I need this for my visa pic. I know how to do it long way round using healing brushes

[gustavosantiagofotografia]

I always love your content, specially these ones ❤

[amalyastepanyan]

Hi, Kayleigh,
Do you sell raws to retouchers?