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Lighting the subject in post
I’m not a fan of “fix it in post”, in most cases, unless I’ve got no choice. So here I am, with no choice.
For reasons I won’t go into, I couldn’t bring my light kit to a shoot last week. Predictably, I have a bright background and dark subject. I’d like to brighten up my subject and dim the background. Is this something I can do with the Lighting>Spotlight app or is there a better way?
Thanks.Alan Balch
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Can you post a screenshot?
Generally, my advice would be to separate the foreground and background and treat them independently. Spotlight won’t offer you much control; soft masks would probably be a better choice, but keying or rotoscoping might be better still.
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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Here ya go, Walter.
Thanks for your help.
Alan Balch
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Videographer/Carle Foundation Hosptial
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You can easily balance that out with some curves and a mask from right inside Premiere. Put the new Pen Tool to work. Nice big feather. It’ll be fine.
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Or put Speedgrade to work. This is where it excels. Might even be able to separate skin tones through a secondary grade.
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New pen tool with tracking will work wonders with that clip. Use the levels adjustment on the foreground.
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