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Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount

03/25/2008 10:24:31 PM · #1

A lady I know gave me this picture of her hsuband on a motorbike coming out of a cloud of smoke and dust, which she wants me to print up large for her but doesn't like the large white section so much. I have had a play with it but am not sure how to bring a bit of colour into the white. I know that there is no detail to bring back into it so anything done will have to be added.

Could you guys have a play with it and show me what you would do. A quick rundown of what you did would be helpful as well. Thanks

JulietNN

Canon EOS R7

03/25/2008 10:35:21 PM · #2

I know very little about PS, but played with it and that white is pretty darn solid, even with dodging and black andwhite conversion,sepia, channel colours, I was able to get a little more detail and two other heads and some strange pixal things in the left hand corner

Maybe someone with more PS know how will be able to help. But that solid white wall is a block for me.

krafty1

Nikon D80

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

03/25/2008 10:46:01 PM · #3

Can you post the original file?

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

03/25/2008 11:39:59 PM · #4

Originally posted by krafty1:

Can you post the original file?

What is the best way to post original file?

trevytrev

Canon EOS-5D

03/25/2008 11:46:49 PM · #5

Upload the the original to your portfolio and then put a hyperlink to the photo in this forum. Do you have a raw or only jpeg?

tiffanyleski

Canon PowerShot A70

03/25/2008 11:57:08 PM · #6

Well, there's the obvious; You could crop the picture and make it a little tighter around her husband. Then maybe play around with enhancing the riders and trees in the background. Otherwise, I really don't know what you could just 'add' to it... But the cropping would get rid of some of the white at least.

Message edited by author 2008-03-25 23:57:57.

03/26/2008 12:24:53 AM · #7

Originally posted by tiffanyleski:

I was hoping to make the white not so white. The cropping will happen but will depend on the size she wants printed. I have actually moved the others riders closer to the main rider for the sake of interest. Maybe some sort of vignette effect could work???

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/26/2008 12:31:38 AM · #8

Here is the very first original that I have done nothing to. I need to go now and wont be checking this thread for a couple of hours. Thanks

No sure if I linked this properly.

Message edited by author 2008-03-26 00:32:23.

amandak

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

03/26/2008 12:37:06 AM · #9

Does she have any other similar photos of her husband? I'd probably try to do something along the lines of a collage if possible - just a thought.

Jimbo_for_life

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED

03/26/2008 12:47:07 AM · #10

well if you turn down the brightness and contrast it looks to be a holeshot photo if she has any other ones that you could edit him into from that day, id say that would be your best bet

Man_Called_Horse

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

03/26/2008 01:05:14 AM · #11

Maybe too much, but you can see what can be done.

DjFenzl

03/26/2008 01:52:20 AM · #12

Personally I don't mind the white. I'd probably just blur the background a bit to really frame him.

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I think anything you do to try and create texture in the white will just look fake.

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

03/26/2008 02:07:09 AM · #13

A different approach
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Techo

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

03/26/2008 02:18:00 AM · #14

Originally posted by SDW:

A different approach
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My thoughts exactly 8)

mpeters

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/26/2008 02:19:10 AM · #15

Ditto on the stark, minimalist processing.