Here is the original:
And here are my fixes...I tried to clone out the background distractions, and I clearly need more practice because I lost the sharpness on the edges of her body. Anyone have any tips on that??
Friday, July 17, 2009
Fix It Friday
This week's photo is one of my own...and it was chosen for this week's Fix It Friday over at iHeartFaces.
Here is the original:
And here are my fixes...I tried to clone out the background distractions, and I clearly need more practice because I lost the sharpness on the edges of her body. Anyone have any tips on that??
Here is the original:
And here are my fixes...I tried to clone out the background distractions, and I clearly need more practice because I lost the sharpness on the edges of her body. Anyone have any tips on that??
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Great crops!
I got here through the I Heart Faces page and have to say that I really love that last one. The crop and the B&W are just perfect! :)
oh and just a thought for that sharpness thing you mentioned (not that I actually know what I'm talking about!) sometimes I will use the magic wand to select, in this case, her body which I don't want to clone out. Then I select the inverse and go to town with the clone stamp everywhere else. Maybe that will help keep edges sharp? :)
They all look great. I like the last one the best. But then again I like black & whites.
They all look great. I like the last one the best. But then again I like black & whites.
Thanks guys...and Rebecca, I used the magic lasso and still have fuzziness. For feathering and edge contrast...what are good settings?
Hmmm... I'm afraid we've reached the extent of my knowledge here. I don't even know if I have ever changed anything like feathering or edge contrast. I even went into photoshop to see what the tool is set on and I couldn't even find it. Proof that I've still got LOTS to learn! Sorry I can't help more!
I tried to email you my copy, but I got an "undeliverable" error. My email is muddybootsblog@hotmail.com .
I like the last one best - what a little cutie! :-) great crops and I'm totally impressed you got rid of the background stuff . . . I dont even know how to do that! :-)
Thank you so much for letting us have a chance at fixing this adorable picture last week. You have such a cutie! Rebecca's suggestion is definitely a good one. I'd suggest you set the feather very low (1 or 2). The way I do it is to use the clone stamp in short strokes along the arm. (I don't do to much at a time so that I can undo it if I made a mistake without having to start all over.) I then use the healing brush a ways away from the arm to blend it into the cement. Any healing brush along the arm will definitely blur. So, basically, what I find works for me is a combination of the clone stamp and the healing brush...always the clone stamp along edges. Hope that helps. Or, you can save a lot of time by using the great crop you had at the end and not having to clone at all. :)
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