Remove window reflection from photo with Affinity Photo (Page 2): Another way of using Inpainting is to select an area to be changed - the area should be adjacent to a good area, then...

Linary Loc: UK

Ed Walker wrote:

I have a number of photos taken from a bus which have window reflection. I use Affinity Photo to edit. Is there a way to eliminate the reflection? I have been successful with Inpainting Brush Tool is some instances where the background is consistent, but where the background is varied success has been limited. I will attach a sample.

Another way of using Inpainting is to select an area to be changed - the area should be adjacent to a good area, then press Alt+Backspace or from the menu Edit > Inpaint.

I think cloning is quicker but if you can get success with larger selections this this may be better. The other method is the patch tool, but like the clone tone beware of generating patterns.

SonyBug

Ed Walker wrote:

I have a number of photos taken from a bus which have window reflection. I use Affinity Photo to edit. Is there a way to eliminate the reflection? I have been successful with Inpainting Brush Tool is some instances where the background is consistent, but where the background is varied success has been limited. I will attach a sample.

B&H has a cloth barrier that fits over your lens, and has suction cups that stick to the window. Completely eliminates the reflections. Also good in zoos, etc.
This is a case where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'm guess it will be difficult to remove those reflections, especially if they are in lots of pictures. It's a question of deciding how much time you want to spend on each one.

Using a rubber lens hood pressing against the glass is a good technique for preventing those reflections.

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

Ed Walker wrote:

I have a number of photos taken from a bus which have window reflection. I use Affinity Photo to edit. Is there a way to eliminate the reflection? I have been successful with Inpainting Brush Tool is some instances where the background is consistent, but where the background is varied success has been limited. I will attach a sample.

I use Affinity Photo and often face the same issue: How to remove something that crosses a number of backgrounds. I have found the only way is to do it in sections using the clone brush tool. Do a small piece, then do another small piece, etc. I usually zoom in quite close and use a small brush size.

This is hard work. I often have to back up and redo things. Have patience. :)

Cheers,
Dick

Ed Walker Loc: Eclectic, Alabama U.S.A.

Thanks to all of you. I'm old, but still learning.

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

A useful resource is the InAffinity series on YouTube (youtube.com). There is one comparing the inpainting brush, healing tool and patch tool. The patch tool might actually work best for the shingled roof.
Cheers,
Dick

dandev Loc: Enumclaw, WA

Affinity also has frequency separation. It's a great tool. There are one or two good YouTube videos on how to use it.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Just a note on the rubber hood. I just tried to beat a window reflection and realized it was a double window and the reflection was coming from the outer glass. It's called a bad shot for me.

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

For the future, you might look into getting a polarizing filter. Those are good at eliminating reflections. I use one when traveling because I'm shooting through car windows most of the time. Beats having to paint out those pesky reflections with software.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Good idea thanks, didn't think of that. But, in this case it would not of helped as I didn't bring the filter as I was too dumb and was going all day and over did my getting rid of stuff to carry.

srt101fan

James56 wrote:

For the future, you might look into getting a polarizing filter. Those are good at eliminating reflections. I use one when traveling because I'm shooting through car windows most of the time. Beats having to paint out those pesky reflections with software.

Maybe I got this all wrong, but I seem to remember reading somewhere on UHH that polarizing filters will not reduce reflections in modern tour bus windows because of the type of glass they use. Any truth to that?

Brokenland

To late now, but if your lens has threads, purchase a polarization filter, this will remove those types of reflections when taking photographs through windows. Hum, maybe cause the bus window has been tinted or in some cases has that vinyl covering tint which you can look through, but can't see in.

Bill Munny Loc: Aurora, Colorado

Here is what 10 min of using the clone tool in Affinity. Some people just don't understand that you are not using PS, no matter what you tell them. Your answer using only Affinity.

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