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HELP!! how do i get rid of sunspots
Sep 25, 2011 16:19:22   #
Natures-grace-photo Loc: Northern Ohio
 
i just finished up pictures for a youth football organizations parents night. the posed pictures i took alot of them have sunspots that im not sure how to edit out?! and ideas. they didnt show up on my lcd so i never took notice. hope you guys have some creative solutions!

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Sep 25, 2011 16:53:53   #
bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR
 
Natures-grace-photo wrote:
i just finished up pictures for a youth football organizations parents night. the posed pictures i took alot of them have sunspots that im not sure how to edit out?! and ideas. they didnt show up on my lcd so i never took notice. hope you guys have some creative solutions!


What editing software do you use?

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Sep 25, 2011 18:03:54   #
Natures-grace-photo Loc: Northern Ohio
 
i have photoshop elements 8 .. and lightroom

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Sep 25, 2011 18:13:40   #
bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR
 
bobmielke wrote:
Natures-grace-photo wrote:
i just finished up pictures for a youth football organizations parents night. the posed pictures i took alot of them have sunspots that im not sure how to edit out?! and ideas. they didnt show up on my lcd so i never took notice. hope you guys have some creative solutions!


What editing software do you use?



The simplest way is to use the clone tool set to about 20 percent opacity. That should give you enough control to match the surrounding area.

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Sep 25, 2011 20:56:16   #
FuzMuz Loc: Southern Utah
 
bobmielke wrote:
bobmielke wrote:
Natures-grace-photo wrote:
i just finished up pictures for a youth football organizations parents night. the posed pictures i took alot of them have sunspots that im not sure how to edit out?! and ideas. they didnt show up on my lcd so i never took notice. hope you guys have some creative solutions!


What editing software do you use?



The simplest way is to use the clone tool set to about 20 percent opacity. That should give you enough control to match the surrounding area.
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Thanks for the tip

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Sep 26, 2011 11:12:55   #
Bob Curtis Loc: Bay City, TX
 
There are several ways you can remove sunspots, none of which are very simple. Perhaps the easiest way is to take as brush larger that the size of the sun spots, take a sample of the background close to the sunspot, and then carefully brush the new color on over the spot, being sure that it is larger than the actual spot. Usually this only takes one application for each spot. YOU MUST be sure that the first spot is totally removed before moving on to the next one. Be SURE to take a new color sample to use for each spot as the colors may be different in shade. Might be better to make a copy of your original and work on it just to be on the safe side.

Bob Curtis

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Sep 26, 2011 11:17:26   #
Bob Curtis Loc: Bay City, TX
 
There are several ways you can remove sunspots, none of which are very simple. Perhaps the easiest way is to take as brush larger that the size of the sun spots, take a sample of the background close to the sunspot, and then carefully brush the new color on over the spot, being sure that it is larger than the actual spot. Usually this only takes one application for each spot. YOU MUST be sure that the first spot is totally removed before moving on to the next one. Be SURE to take a new color sample to use for each spot as the colors may be different in shade. Might be better to make a copy of your original and work on it just to be on the safe side.

Bob Curtis

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Sep 26, 2011 16:00:22   #
jackinkc Loc: Kansas City
 
Maybe it's better to avoid sunspots. One great way to do this is to always use a sunshade. Another way is to avoid shooting into the sun.

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Sep 26, 2011 16:03:45   #
Bob Curtis Loc: Bay City, TX
 
This is, undoubtedly, the best answer to a simple question that I have seen in a long time - - - Congratulations!

Bob Curtis

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Sep 28, 2011 21:40:58   #
Addie Loc: Ohio
 
A good polarizer would help. I used to get sunspots alot too.

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