some objects cast shadow some don't, workaround?

[elinasar]

I know at present there is no option to toggle cast shadows on self on/off for individual objects, but does anyone know of a workaround? I am rendering some 3d garments in which the seams are slightly apart from the main body (this is a problem that comes  from the 3D modeller program and there is no way to fix it for now). This separation is only made obvious by the shadow the seams cast on the body. I know I could deactivate self shadows for the whole scene, but then I would lose the realism of the real shadows - one of the main points for doing rendering anyways-.

So is there any workaround to solve this?

Thanks a lot!!

[Ruckus]

How about 2 renderings (with & without self cast shadows), then compositing in PhotoShop/Gimp?

[Chad Holton]

What Ruckus said and a clown pass to make selection easier.