Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:16 am
Try Enhance>Lighting>Highlights and Sjadows. By moving the skiders, you can sometimes get the improvement you are looking for.
Or try opening a Duplicatre Layer; click on the eye of the Background layer to keep it from showing through. That way you will be able to see how the eraser tool is working. Now use the eraser tool on the parts of the top layer you think need improving. You can adjust the Opacity adjustment to vary the affect. Then Click on the background so that you can see the background coming through. Use levels or Highlight & Shadows to adjust the background until you lighten up the backlit subjects.
These are two approaches to your problem, but others may have a quicker method to share.