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Soften harsh highlights on a glossy prop photo to match the softer gallery lighting in the rendering.
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Execute — do the immediate task
+Soften harsh highlights on the glossy prop photo to match the softer gallery lighting: dodge and…
Execute — do the immediate task
+Soften harsh highlights on the glossy prop photo to match the softer gallery lighting: dodge and burn to reshape highlights, reduce specular clipping, and sharpen final image with a gentle high-pass, then export a [file=TIFF] for the [recipient=lighting designer].
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand the softened prop photo to the lighting designer and curator, make the change…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand the softened prop photo to the lighting designer and curator, make the change believable — create a highlight softening layer preserving texture, compare at 100% to ensure no detail lost, include a note of the exact exposure stops reduced and supply layered [file=TIFF] for future tweaks.
Pasted it? When the reply comes back, push once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part. — Did this prompt help?
Who does this, and with what
The same task is different work inside a different job.
Set & Exhibit DesignerAdobe Photoshopalso: Soften Glossy Highlightsalso: Match Softer Gallery Lighting
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