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We must deliver a full-colour hero composite to the client Monday, but the hero shot was lit flat in the studio while …

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We must deliver a full-colour hero composite to the client Monday, but the hero shot was lit flat in the studio while the campaign backgrounds are directional and moody. I'm worried the composite will read fake. Tell me, bluntly, whether it's salvageable without a reshoot, which single aspect to prioritise first, and one conservative blending move that keeps the photo believable in a quick presentation comp.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

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The client expects a full-colour comp on Monday and our hero shot was lit differently from the campaign backgrounds the photographer delivered.

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