The dodge tool set to “highlights” is mind blowingly helpful when it comes to shooting white seamless, or objects over white.  It’s always better to get it right in the camera or in the studio, but sometimes that doesn’t always happen. Here is an older Photoshop tutorial I thought I’d resurrect from the dead today.  It shows you how you can quickly and easily clean up your photos shot over white or light gray by using the dodge tool in Adobe Photoshop. This allows you to avoid having to tweak levels, make an actual selection or use masking.

I just found this portrait I had laying in my “to do” folder.  This is an example of what you can do when you go wide, and get close up.  The face gets distorted near the edges, creating a funky effect.  This shot was 18mm and I had my wife crouch down so I could get this higher angle.  The DOF was a tad bit on the shallow side, and the window lighting wasn’t perfect, but you get the idea.  Give it a try, next time you’re shooting people.