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Jan 20, 2023 10:59:47 #
Will someone please point me in the direction of a technique to remove objects (mostly people) from a series of photos to create an image without unwanted moving objects?
Jan 20, 2023 12:01:54 #
Median blending. For the details you'll have to consult your photo editor's help files.
Jan 20, 2023 12:31:05 #
OK, just thought perhaps someone had already discussed the technique, but I couldn't find in by doing a search.
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Jan 21, 2023 05:40:50 #
Ruthlessrider wrote:
Will someone please point me in the direction of a technique to remove objects (mostly people) from a series of photos to create an image without unwanted moving objects?
If you are using photoshop. Content aware move tool it looks looks an x. draw around what you want to remove hit delete. you get a box to tick if you are happy click ok. If it does not do a good job undo try removing it bit by bit. Make a copy of your photo to practice on.
Jan 21, 2023 05:46:32 #
Jan 21, 2023 07:18:05 #
Ruthlessrider wrote:
Will someone please point me in the direction of a technique to remove objects (mostly people) from a series of photos to create an image without unwanted moving objects?
I do it all the time with Affinity Photo. The method should work also with PS.
You'll need steady hands or a tripod to take the photos
1) create new stack and open the images. Select auto align
2) convert stack to layers
3) reorder the layers in a way that makes sense
4) create a mask for each layer
5) paint out the offending objects (black brush on te mask) in each layer, the next layer below will show trough.
6) flatten the stack and do the adjustments you want (color, filters, effects, etc)
7) export the resulting image in the format you desire (jpeg for final or DNG for further processing in other software)
Jan 21, 2023 09:08:39 #
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Jan 21, 2023 10:08:05 #
If you are using Photoshop, here's a link that removes subjects from a stack of images in an automated process. I believe this is what you are intending to do.
https://photoshopcafe.com/remove-tourists-photoshop-3-clicks-crowd-removal/
https://photoshopcafe.com/remove-tourists-photoshop-3-clicks-crowd-removal/
Jan 21, 2023 10:56:07 #
Ruthlessrider wrote:
Will someone please point me in the direction of a technique to remove objects (mostly people) from a series of photos to create an image without unwanted moving objects?
One possible method is to purchase some serious neutral density filters (10 stop or greater) and take long (4-5 minutes or longer) exposures. Most moving objects will disappear.
Jan 21, 2023 11:00:38 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
If you are using Photoshop, here's a link that removes subjects from a stack of images in an automated process. I believe this is what you are intending to do.
https://photoshopcafe.com/remove-tourists-photoshop-3-clicks-crowd-removal/
https://photoshopcafe.com/remove-tourists-photoshop-3-clicks-crowd-removal/
Thank you, thank you. ´xactly what I was looking for, I'll give it a try.
Jan 21, 2023 12:03:45 #
mikegreenwald
Loc: Illinois
jlg1000 wrote:
I do it all the time with Affinity Photo. The meth... (show quote)
I've done something like this in PS several times:
Shoot from a tripod to keep the photos aligned closely - manual mode usually.
Take several shots ten or more seconds apart (number varies with situation).
Stack the photos, and auto-align.
Erase the unwanted (moving) objects - people or animals, etc.
Flatten and export.
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Jan 21, 2023 15:35:32 #
I don't understand why stacking is involved in this at all. To remove unwanted objects in a picture, why not simply use the cloning and healing brush tools in PS (or similar program like Gimp)? I do that several times a week. This approach is where you clone in pixels from a nearby area over the object with a soft digital brush. This can leave some smudges due to small changes in tone. But those are then concealed with the healing brush. Videos on You Tube.
Jan 21, 2023 19:18:45 #
Chappy1101
Loc: Glenview, IL
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I don't understand why stacking is involved in this at all. To remove unwanted objects in a picture, why not simply use the cloning and healing brush tools in PS (or similar program like Gimp)? I do that several times a week. This approach is where you clone in pixels from a nearby area over the object with ….
You and some others are missing the OP’s objective. He wants to remove moving objects from a picture where the subject is stationary. Think of the wedding shot of the couple in the middle of a busy street, but you see no cars. An earlier response mentions a stack with Median Blending. I’ve seen it work, though I haven’t personally used it lately.
Jan 21, 2023 20:13:54 #
Using Cloning or Healing tools puts you at a disadvantage, because what you have to substitute is dependent on what is available in the photo. Using the technique I am referring to simply stacks the series of photos that you take of the stationary subject, such as a bridge, and removes all of the cars and people going across it over time leaving you with a picture of just the bridge.
Picture the Trevi Fountain in Rome at 10PM. Still a lot of people around, for the most part all of them moving in the course of 30 minutes. By taking a photo on a tripod every 2 minutes and then staking the 15 photos using the technique I am inquiring about, I am hoping to end up with a "clean" photo of the Fountain.
I do believe several of the posters have given me what I am looking for, and I thank each of you who have responded.
Keep shooting!
Picture the Trevi Fountain in Rome at 10PM. Still a lot of people around, for the most part all of them moving in the course of 30 minutes. By taking a photo on a tripod every 2 minutes and then staking the 15 photos using the technique I am inquiring about, I am hoping to end up with a "clean" photo of the Fountain.
I do believe several of the posters have given me what I am looking for, and I thank each of you who have responded.
Keep shooting!
Jan 22, 2023 12:45:37 #
Ruthlessrider wrote:
Will someone please point me in the direction of a technique to remove objects (mostly people) from a series of photos to create an image without unwanted moving objects?
Most HDR software has the capability to do ghost removal which applies to moving objects.
I used this process extensively for waterfall pix in Iceland where there were always people milling around.
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