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Carl Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.7

05/17/2005 01:25:41 PM · #1

Hi,
I would like to but this flower in a totally white background...
Any help would be appreciated... You can use the picture to do so and then please tell me the steps you did for it.

tryals15

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

05/17/2005 01:37:34 PM · #2

do you want just the bloom, or the pot on the left as well?

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

05/17/2005 01:45:45 PM · #3

Originally posted by tryals15:

do you want just the bloom, or the pot on the left as well?

I just want the flower... the rest white... the pot white to...

faidoi

Pentax K10D

05/17/2005 01:46:46 PM · #4

For stock?

Carl Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.7

05/17/2005 01:49:12 PM · #5

Originally posted by faidoi:

For stock?

It's not for stock but yes in type of stock photography.

tryals15

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

05/17/2005 01:49:56 PM · #6

Like this?:

Carl Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.7

05/17/2005 01:54:19 PM · #7

Originally posted by tryals15:

Like this?:

Yes like that... I have been using the select tool but have been having a hard time to make a nice selection...
How did you this so fast?.

tryals15

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

05/17/2005 02:00:24 PM · #8

I used the magic wand with the tolerance set at 10. I then selected the background a bit a at time, using Shift to add to the selection. Once I have my selection, I like to create a layer under my image and fill the selection black (to keep me from having to do it again...)

Anyways, once you have your background selected go to select>midify>contract>1px

Then you can delete your b/g.

On the one I just did, I created a second layer under the first, and applied a bit of gaussian blur to it, the help with the blending...

And that's it... I'm not very good at giving directions, so let me know if I wasn't clear enough... =]

fauxreal

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

05/17/2005 02:01:15 PM · #9

try this tutorial magnetic wand tutorial . ive recently been experimenting with the same idea. good luck...

heres what i did if you are interested...flowers

Message edited by author 2005-05-17 14:03:18.

Matthew

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Peleng 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye MC In M42 Mount

05/17/2005 02:04:53 PM · #10

I don't know how discraft did it, but I would have used the magnetic lasso tool - hold down button over the lasso tool until selsction of three tools pops up - choose the one with a magnet picture next to it. Much easier.

When you have made your selection, you can neaten it up in various ways. Either - create a new layer, use the paint bucket to flood the area with a single colour, deselect then paint or erase the colour to creat your desired selection. Then reselect using the magic wand selection tool.

Or - use the free lasso to add or subtract from your selection by holding the Shift key to add, or Alt key to subtract, while making additional selections.

Peleng 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye MC In M42 Mount

05/17/2005 02:26:48 PM · #11

Originally posted by legalbeagle:

And what are the settings to use?

Matthew

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/17/2005 02:34:52 PM · #12

I tend to use the magnetic lasso at its default setting:

width 10px
Edge Contrast 10px
Frequency 57

Rarely fails me.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

05/17/2005 02:35:36 PM · #13

You can also click on "edit in quick mask mode" (on the tools toolbar, the righthand rectangle with circle in it towards the bottom), paint over the flower, switch back to standard mode (the lefthand rectangle) and then click delete.