Incarceration: I have been thinking of all the criminal activity that has been occurring and this is the reason for this composite. Photo Credit: Jail Picture by Erik Mclean. Photo...

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

I have been thinking of all the criminal activity that has been occurring and this is the reason for this composite.

Photo Credit: Jail Picture by Erik Mclean.
Photo Credit: Person by Andrea Picquadio.

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Craigdca Loc: California

Don’t mess with that guy! I gotta give you credit for giving credit for your source images.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Craigdca wrote:

Don’t mess with that guy! I gotta give you credit for giving credit for your source images.

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Thank you, Craig for the comment.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Simple or perhaps not so simple, nice results.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

NJFrank wrote:

Simple or perhaps not so simple, nice results.

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Not so simple for me. I use PS CS5.
I selected the black areas from behind the cell bars which were in the original picture, this selected the cell bars also. Then I had to remove the sections from the bars. I believe I inverted the selection and saved the picture as a PSD. I believe I then made a selection of the person and saved it as either a PSD or a copy.
I believe you probably know the rest of the process.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

SoHillGuy wrote:

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Not so simple for me. I use PS CS5.
I selected the black areas from behind the cell bars which were in the original picture, this selected the cell bars also. Then I had to remove the sections from the bars. I believe I inverted the selection and saved the picture as a PSD. I believe I then made a selection of the person and saved it as either a PSD or a copy.
I believe you probably know the rest of the process.

I completely understand how these simple composites are not that simple. Believe me I feel your pain.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

NJFrank wrote:

I completely understand how these simple composites are not that simple. Believe me I feel your pain.

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Thanks for understanding the process.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

That’s a good composite, you’ve taken some care to get that result. Have you thought of adding a shadow of the bars on the guy? It would pull it together nicely. Either way, you done good!

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

Enjoyed how you framed (no pun intended) the jailbird. The old rusted building is perfect as a frame. I too know the work which goes into a seemingly simple image. But when it turns out like yours, I feel it's worth the time. Well done. Bev

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Wow, beautifully done. Getting composites right can make you tear your hair out

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

magnetoman wrote:

That’s a good composite, you’ve taken some care to get that result. Have you thought of adding a shadow of the bars on the guy? It would pull it together nicely. Either way, you done good!

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Darn, you just gave me hindsight. You are so right. Well, I try to modify and put the shadows in, but I haven't found how to add them.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

NikonGal wrote:

Enjoyed how you framed (no pun intended) the jailbird. The old rusted building is perfect as a frame. I too know the work which goes into a seemingly simple image. But when it turns out like yours, I feel it's worth the time. Well done. Bev

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Thanks, Bev.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Curmudgeon wrote:

Wow, beautifully done. Getting composites right can make you tear your hair out

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Thank you, Jack.

Craigdca Loc: California

SoHillGuy wrote:

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Darn, you just gave me hindsight. You are so right. Well, I try to modify and put the shadows in, but I haven't found how to add them.

Well that’s a tough one! I haven’t done anything with Photoshop’s Liquify that someone showed me. He used it to curve some straight lines he added to flying kites. I could see using it on a layer of the bars turned to dark gray and contoured to match the suspect.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

magnetoman wrote:

That’s a good composite, you’ve taken some care to get that result. Have you thought of adding a shadow of the bars on the guy? It would pull it together nicely. Either way, you done good!

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Finally, I figured out a way to do it. Here it is with the bar shadows as best I could.

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