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When I then hover the mouse over the mask, I see two concentric circles: one displayed as a thick line, which is the mask itself the other shown as a dotted line, outside the thick line, which indicates how far the feather region extends beyond the mask. And let's say I then select a circular mask, and click on the picture where I want to apply this, to set the mask position. Let's say I'm using the exposure module, and I select 'drawn mask' from the blend options. So please forgive me if I try to say what I see as clearly as I can.

When shooting faces in harsh sunlight, hold a piece of white card or paper angled towards the face to reflect the light and soften the shadows.I'm a bit puzzled by your description, as it seems to say that the mask increases in size, but the feather doesn't change.Alternatively, hold white tissue in front of the flash to diffuse it and make the light softer. This bounces the light off the ceiling or wall to create a more flattering effect. When you have to use a front-on flash hold a sheet of white paper or card below it or to the side.A flash attached to the camera will produce harsh shadows and glare on the subject. If possible, use an off-body flash so you can control the direction of the light.This shoots three separate images at different exposures so you can pick the best (or merge them all in Photoshop).

If yours doesn't, try using the Exposure Bracketing option instead.

Some mirrorless and other dedicated cameras also have an HDR mode.

This will help to reduce contrast and shadows whenever the conditions call for it.

When you're shooting on a phone turn on Auto HDR mode.

It isn't easy, though, because you often don't have control over the light you're shooting in. Our article full of photography tips for beginners explains the principles of the "Exposure Triangle"-understanding that is the first step to getting it right every time. Nailing the exposure is one of the most important things in photography. Rather than trying to fix unwanted shadows in your photos, you're better off trying to avoid them in the first place.