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Mar 28, 2019 12:51:57   #
Anvil Loc: Loveland, CO
 
The tuft of hair reminds me of something. I am not a professional photographer, and I'm certainly not a wedding photographer, but I was asked to shoot the wedding of my niece/goddaughter. The wedding was in Estes Park, CO, and it was a gorgeous, sunny day. I had many of the same problems that MegTee experienced. If I'm not shooting wildlife, I can be extraordinarily unobservant. I took one shot of the groom's parents that would have been excellent, had not a gust of wind blown at the exact time I snapped. I didn't even notice, until I got back home, that a fist-sized clump of hair stuck straight out of the woman's head. That's were I learned how to deal with hair, in post.

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Mar 28, 2019 13:05:06   #
MegTee Loc: Mesa Arizona
 
Weddingguy wrote:
No question that your image is blown out, so very limited what you can do with it. Here's an attempt to balance the contrast a bit and get rid of your fly-away hair with the clone tool.


thank you, I appreciate your contribution.

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Mar 28, 2019 14:33:41   #
Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas
 
I saw your post and thought it was challenging and wanted to give it a try. Her hair in the background building was difficult to remove. I used the spot healing brush set to soft brush and set size to 7 and went over each hair. When doing this it is important to go over the different shades a bit at a time not the whole strand. If at first it doesn't work use Command Z to go backward and try a smaller area at a time. I faked some of the window areas with other window areas figuring no one knows exactly how the windows are shaped. Part of her hair on her left, (right side of face when viewing the picture), was not easy at all so I added hair to blend with background some more.

When I first viewed the picture the hair didn't bother me near as much as the picture needed to be straightening. I used the top of the building to get my horizontal line corrected.

Another hint... When using the cloning tool I changed opacity form 100% down to 20% to blend areas better.

I also took your Highlights down and Vibrance down to help with the blown out areas and I thought the color was a bit to full.


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Mar 28, 2019 15:42:13   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
MegTee wrote:
Thank you so much for your insight. i've actually been confused about which of the programs to focus on to get the most editing benefits. i always shoot raw. yes it was a very sunny day and i did the shoot with no assistant to help with holding the reflector even though i had it with me so i had to wing it. I was told if you shoot in raw then you dont have to worry much about your cameras WB as that can be fixed in PS?


LR should be your starting point no matter what. At a minimum, consider the power of keywords. Once in LR, you can go to plug-ins, PS or other programs. However, I do 90% or more of my editing in LR and the rest, mainly sharpening and content-aware cloning and filling, in PS. I am not a fan of plug-ins because they offer very little otherwise except easier interfaces and a lot of dubious presets. With some training, you could probably do it all in PS.

As for the reflector, sometimes you have to recruit a guest or even a total stranger to help out for a few minutes. Few people would say no under the circumstance. Even better, use a tripod or stand for the reflector. The other thing is ask the ladies to bring hairspray and make up just in case.

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Mar 28, 2019 21:41:56   #
artBob Loc: Near Chicago
 
For removing the highlights, you could use the eyedropper tool to select the color next to the blowout or highlight, then use the brush tool set to "darker." This will paint the color into the highlights.

You can light the shadowed side of the boy's face (although I do not see that as a problem at all) by selecting the Dodge Tool, set it at 10%, and go over that area. I also did it a second time on the ear. I might also use the desaturate tool if the color got too orange.

My relationship to Lightroom and Photoshop is this: Lightroom is great for using keywords to find photos. When you get into thousands, it is a great help. If, however, I want to work on a photo (almost always), I edit it in Photoshop. More power there.


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Mar 28, 2019 21:48:59   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
artBob wrote:
For removing the highlights, you could use the eyedropper tool to select the color next to the blowout or highlight, then use the brush tool set to "darker." This will paint the color into the highlights.

You can light the shadowed side of the boy's face (although I do not see that as a problem at all) by selecting the Dodge Tool, set it at 10%, and go over that area. I also did it a second time on the ear. I might also use the desaturate tool if the color got too orange.

My relationship to Lightroom and Photoshop is this: Lightroom is great for using keywords to find photos. When you get into thousands, it is a great help. If, however, I want to work on a photo (almost always), I edit it in Photoshop. More power there.
For removing the highlights, you could use the eye... (show quote)


Very nice.

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Mar 30, 2019 03:47:58   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
MegTee wrote:
Hello everyone, newbie here needing help with post processing of this image before i tear my hair out. problems i need to fix are:
1. flying stray hairs of the female subject (top,lower left & right side). whats the easiest way to get rid of it. clone tool giving me a tough job
2. highlights- how can i tone down the highlights especially from the exposure on the faces and lighten up the shadows especially on the right side of the male subject?

is any of these changes fixable or have i ruined it with the current exposure altogether??

thanks in advance
Hello everyone, newbie here needing help with post... (show quote)


Meg- posting my efforts as discussed. I'll PM you the step-by-step details.

please check the download.

mrbill


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Mar 30, 2019 08:18:54   #
ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA
 
WILLARD98407 wrote:
Meg- posting my efforts as discussed.
mrbill


Excellent work Bill!

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Mar 30, 2019 18:32:29   #
MegTee Loc: Mesa Arizona
 
WILLARD98407 wrote:
Meg- posting my efforts as discussed. I'll PM you the step-by-step details.

please check the download.

mrbill


this is awesome bill. pls pm steps to practice. thank you!

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Apr 3, 2019 10:31:18   #
camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.
 
Once the highlights are blown (clipped) it is very difficult to gain details back. Eliminating the shadow areas on the face of the male subject to me is not advisable. You want shadows with details on his face to offer some contrast and separation. Same thing with the female model.
When working with very reflective white clothing soft side light works considerably better or place the subject in the shade. In this particular image I believe a better cropping would help this portrait considerably. If you ask me I will say that a portrait view would be far more attractive than the landscape view you have right now. If you prefer the landscape view then crop to eliminate as much background as possible. You want the viewer to concentrate his or her attention on the couple.
Hope this helps.

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Apr 5, 2019 16:02:10   #
MegTee Loc: Mesa Arizona
 
artBob wrote:
For removing the highlights, you could use the eyedropper tool to select the color next to the blowout or highlight, then use the brush tool set to "darker." This will paint the color into the highlights.

You can light the shadowed side of the boy's face (although I do not see that as a problem at all) by selecting the Dodge Tool, set it at 10%, and go over that area. I also did it a second time on the ear. I might also use the desaturate tool if the color got too orange.

My relationship to Lightroom and Photoshop is this: Lightroom is great for using keywords to find photos. When you get into thousands, it is a great help. If, however, I want to work on a photo (almost always), I edit it in Photoshop. More power there.
For removing the highlights, you could use the eye... (show quote)


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awesome info i will definitely try out here. thanks alot for the feedback.

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Apr 5, 2019 16:03:36   #
MegTee Loc: Mesa Arizona
 
camerapapi wrote:
Once the highlights are blown (clipped) it is very difficult to gain details back. Eliminating the shadow areas on the face of the male subject to me is not advisable. You want shadows with details on his face to offer some contrast and separation. Same thing with the female model.
When working with very reflective white clothing soft side light works considerably better or place the subject in the shade. In this particular image I believe a better cropping would help this portrait considerably. If you ask me I will say that a portrait view would be far more attractive than the landscape view you have right now. If you prefer the landscape view then crop to eliminate as much background as possible. You want the viewer to concentrate his or her attention on the couple.
Hope this helps.
Once the highlights are blown (clipped) it is very... (show quote)


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thanks for the feedback and yes it does help. willl try this

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