That's a strange shadow

[FowlersFreeTime]

Look at this photo I took of my family (sister, brother-in-law, nephew), and keep in mind I have not edited the raw other than to export to jpg:

• Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G
• 31.0 mm
• ƒ/2.7999999523163
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100

I'll crop in, now look at the shadow on my nephew's face:

• Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G
• 31.0 mm
• ƒ/2.7999999523163
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100

Makes him look like he's painted his face blue-ish/gray like he's an extra in the Braveheart movie
I've never seen a shadow rendered like that! Sadly it must be baked into the RAW because ON1 isn't really giving me good results in editing either. Pretty sad, because I thought it was a nice photo of them when I took it.

 

[iamdlewis]

It's not the shadow it is a reflection from the balloon that makes him look odd. His arm and shoulder blocking a lot of the reflection

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

It's not the shadow it is a reflection from the balloon that makes him look odd. His arm and shoulder blocking a lot of the reflection

ahhh that makes sense, and now that you've pointed it out, I cannot un-see it. Thanks for chiming in.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

My attempt at fixing the shadow on his face made him stand out too much, so I masked all 3 faces and brightened them up a bit. The shadow is still present, but hopefully it looks a little better... as long as I don't zoom/crop in on him.

• Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G
• 31.0 mm
• ƒ/2.7999999523163
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100

but however I edit it, what has been seen cannot be unseen