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03/17/2005 09:22:05 PM · #1 |
to get rid of the glare on this watch? I mucked around in photoshop, but i am not sure if there is a way to do it or not.
Thanks
Lisa
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03/17/2005 09:23:29 PM · #2 |
As far as with this actual photo itself, the best thing to do would be to clone, or at least burn a little to alleviate the effect... but otherwise there is not much to do. If you want to shoot this again, I would use a polarizer to eliminate the glare from the non-metallic surfaces.
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03/17/2005 09:24:58 PM · #3 |
thanks, i tried cloning but kept messing it up. LOL. Instead of the glare i had extra hands from the watch.LOLOL
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03/17/2005 09:25:37 PM · #4 |
| Change the position of the lighting and reshoot. |
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03/17/2005 09:27:42 PM · #5 |
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03/17/2005 09:29:50 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Change the position of the lighting and reshoot. |
have to wait for my new camera to arrive before i can reshoot :o) this is from ages ago. I am just going through old photos.
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03/17/2005 09:37:13 PM · #7 |
Best answer is to reshoot. Even if you use the clone, the trademark is burnt out. If the trademard was intact than the clone would work. Remember to reduce the size of the clone. If you said you repeated the hands then the diameter is too big. An effective way of cloning: depending on subject, but say that this watch had retained the trademark. Blow up image to like 200%. Use a 5 or 10 pixel brush. The object is to sample from different areas. So, start with left a short distance away and then click on blown area. Then move the sample to the right. etc. Now, notice how the first clone appears. If it comes off too dark, then lighten the opacity. Once you are almost finish you may detect a few hard edges. Reduce opacity way down to about 5 or 6 and sneak up the edges. by sampling in different nearby areas and attacking the edges you will see an improvement. Once you do, switch to the healing brush.
Message edited by author 2005-03-17 21:49:17. |
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03/17/2005 09:39:12 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by graphicfunk:
Best answer is to reshoot. Even if you use the clone, the trademark is burnt out. If the trademard was intact than the clone would work. Remeber to reduce the size of the clone. If you said you repeated the hands then the diameter is too big. En effective way of cloning: depending on subject, but say that this watch had retained the trademark. Blow up image to like 200%. Use a 5 or 10 pixel brush. The object is to sample from different areas. So, start with left a short distance away and then click on blown area. Then move the sample to the right. etc. Now, notice how the first clone appears. If it comes off too dark, then lighten the opacity. Once you are almost finish you may detect a few hard edges. Reduce opacity way down to about 5 or 6 and sneak up the edges. by sampling in different nearby areas and attacking the edges you will see an improvement. Once you do, switch to the healing brush. |
thanks graphic, i will try although i am only a beginner. :o)
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03/17/2005 11:37:38 PM · #9 |
Here is a quick go at it! Not sure if that is what you are looking for???
ebertdj@hotmail.com |
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03/17/2005 11:58:00 PM · #10 |
| Let me know if you would like me to send you the file.... |
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03/18/2005 12:23:14 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by ebertdj:
Here is a quick go at it! Not sure if that is what you are looking for???
ebertdj@hotmail.com |
Wow, that change/edit is amazing!! Looks fabulous.
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03/18/2005 12:41:52 AM · #12 |
i would love you to send that to me. :o) That is awesome, fantastic job, thanks!
Lisa
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03/18/2005 12:49:41 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by ebertdj:
Here is a quick go at it! Not sure if that is what you are looking for???
ebertdj@hotmail.com |
That's one SERIOUSLY obsessed cloning job. Did you draw in the rest of the type or find a matching font? Fine job, regardless :-)
Robt.
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03/18/2005 12:51:45 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Originally posted by ebertdj:
Here is a quick go at it! Not sure if that is what you are looking for???
ebertdj@hotmail.com |
That's one SERIOUSLY obsessed cloning job. Did you draw in the rest of the type or find a matching font? Fine job, regardless :-)
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Notice i have already added it to my portfolio and gotten rid of the other one. LOL, i dont waste any time do i? LOL
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03/18/2005 12:54:36 AM · #15 |
I found the Cardinal logo on another watch and I quickly copied the logo with my Wacom Intuos II pad (just drew it out using mostly the clone tool)- It's amazing how quick you can do stuff like this when you can control pen and brush sizes with just pressure ...
It's all good - Thanks for the comments!
ebertdj@hotmail.com
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03/18/2005 01:02:56 AM · #16 |
Ah, that makes sense. I wasn't thinking it through. I'm glad there was a simple solution to this LOL.
Robt.
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03/18/2005 01:27:49 AM · #17 |
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03/18/2005 09:33:43 AM · #18 |
I got to thinking what Robt said so I tried a different method on the logo - I think its much better even though first one was done real quick it would have taken me probably more time to get it to look right that the way I did it now - let me know what you think! Better / same / worse?
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03/18/2005 09:35:46 AM · #19 |
Here is the origial for those that missed it!
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03/18/2005 09:47:03 AM · #20 |
fixed the logo a bit more - looked kinda thin and flat before
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03/18/2005 11:08:56 AM · #21 |
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03/18/2005 12:12:10 PM · #22 |
Yup, better yet. It's very rare I see anyone's work on this kind of stuff I would trust in place of my own, but this is fine retouching indeed.
Robt.
addendum; let me explain that; as a graphic designer for a print shop and a silscreen place, I had to work on others' art work allt he time, touching it up. This is actually how I began with Photoshop. I didn't actually do digital photography until early 2000, but I have been using PS since v 1.0....
Message edited by author 2005-03-18 12:13:57.
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03/18/2005 12:49:08 PM · #23 |
| There are ways to photograph watches and get no glare, just play around with your lighting some more and be sure you are not catching the incident angle. It is better to capture in camera, then to do it in photoshop. |
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03/18/2005 03:05:16 PM · #24 |
| I agree jmoore! Photoshop is great - but nothing like starting with a "perfect" photo!!! Do you think a polorized filter would have helped her with the original? |
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