Distracting Background Reflection

Distracting Background Reflection in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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The moments that lead here

If one of these is your afternoon, you are in the right place.

A user manual is going to press Friday but there's a bright reflection in the background pulling attention off the silhouette.

1 ready prompt

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I photographed the prototype for the user manual and a specular reflection runs along the…
I photographed the prototype for the user manual and a specular reflection runs along the background, distracting from the part silhouette. I have one afternoon: advise whether to clone it out, paint a matched gradient, or relight the shadow area in the image. Tell me the minimal retouch that removes the distraction without flattening form or creating a fake shadow edge.

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Industrial DesignerAdobe Photoshop

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