Replacement of background
Feb 18, 2017 10:42:32 #
The original background just was not up to the beauty of this horse, so ....
ORIGINAL
IMPROVED BACKGROUND
Feb 18, 2017 10:49:13 #
Feb 18, 2017 10:53:04 #
Howard5252 wrote:
The original background just was not up to the beauty of this horse, so ....
Outstanding Image and Post Processing of new background. Make the horse pop.
Feb 18, 2017 10:54:29 #
Good work! I would enjoy knowing a little more about your tools and techniques!
Feb 18, 2017 12:02:48 #
bsprague wrote:
Good work! I would enjoy knowing a little more about your tools and techniques!
I use either TOPAZ Remask or ON1 to make a mask. I keep a folder titled "Peripheral Stuff" and in this folder
I have photos I took of bushes, the sky, clouds, bricks, etc. to be used as backgrounds. The background I chose
for the horse is shown here ... I blurred it before placing the horse in front of it.
Feb 18, 2017 13:01:23 #
Howard5252 wrote:
I use either TOPAZ Remask or ON1 to make a mask. I keep a folder titled "Peripheral Stuff" and in this folder
I have photos I took of bushes, the sky, clouds, bricks, etc. to be used as backgrounds. The background I chose
for the horse is shown here ... I blurred it before placing the horse in front of it.
I have photos I took of bushes, the sky, clouds, bricks, etc. to be used as backgrounds. The background I chose
for the horse is shown here ... I blurred it before placing the horse in front of it.
Thank you!
With the Lightroom subscription, Photoshop is "free". I've been having some fun learning it and did buy the TOPAZ kit when it was on a sale price. Masking, Remask and Photoshop selections are amazing to this old wet darkroom practitioner!
Digital imaging is so full of creative opportunities that new challenges show up faster than my learning rate.
Feb 18, 2017 21:59:39 #
Howard5252 wrote:
The original background just was not up to the beauty of this horse, so ....
Make it a much better photograph.
Feb 19, 2017 04:36:02 #
Linary
Loc: UK
Howard5252 wrote:
The original background just was not up to the beauty of this horse, so ....
Good job - I guess this is the photo you referred to in Rong...'s thread re selections.
The only criticism I have is the missing flying hair on the top of the horses neck. I get the same problems (as do many) with hair, and am trying to find a way of selecting them cleanly. I tried on your original, and achieved a little, but the image being a thumbnail is just too small for fine work.
If you are interested I would like to try but would like an image with "store Original" checked, that should give enough pixels to either prove I can select the hair or prove I can't.
Feb 19, 2017 06:33:52 #
Feb 19, 2017 07:53:30 #
Feb 19, 2017 09:22:58 #
Howard5252 wrote:
The original background just was not up to the beauty of this horse, so ....
Good job.
Feb 19, 2017 11:21:01 #
A word of warning - when you replace a background, be careful that you do not "cross" the light.
Look at the rider's left hand on the far right edges of the two images above. His index finger shadow on the blanket fold shows that the sun was high over the photographer's right shoulder, nearly behind him. If the light on the transferred background is not from nearly the same position, it won't look right. The picture will be disturbing but you won't know exactly why.
I found this out the hard way, years ago when Photoshop was first ported to Windows. I replaced bad backgrounds on some gravestone photographs and, even though I had de-focused the hedges I used, they just looked wrong. The light direction was different in foreground and background.
Look at the rider's left hand on the far right edges of the two images above. His index finger shadow on the blanket fold shows that the sun was high over the photographer's right shoulder, nearly behind him. If the light on the transferred background is not from nearly the same position, it won't look right. The picture will be disturbing but you won't know exactly why.
I found this out the hard way, years ago when Photoshop was first ported to Windows. I replaced bad backgrounds on some gravestone photographs and, even though I had de-focused the hedges I used, they just looked wrong. The light direction was different in foreground and background.
Feb 19, 2017 14:40:34 #
stonecherub wrote:
A word of warning - when you replace a background,... (show quote)
Thank you for your advice ... I always do check the lighting to be sure they match (or come very close).
In this case the blur removes the direction from which it was lit (my opinion).
Feb 20, 2017 09:18:33 #
Feb 20, 2017 20:53:59 #
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