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Post by whippet on Nov 2, 2018 16:28:39 GMT
I am going to make Christmas cards to raise funds for the greyhound charity which I support. I have a photograph which I would like to use, but it needs work doing to it. I tried flood filling the white of the windows with pale blue so the dogs would be more visible, but unfortunately lost part of the black and white dog on the window ledge.
Any suggestions as to what I should do, would be gratefully received. Or would I do better if I just chose another picture?
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Post by Major Major on Nov 2, 2018 16:52:44 GMT
Whippet -
You could try masking out the window and replacing it with some sort of outdoor scene.
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Post by Lillias on Nov 2, 2018 17:01:59 GMT
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Post by hmca on Nov 2, 2018 19:02:49 GMT
Margaret, before you begin you might want to try duplicating the image and apply the soft light blend mode. Add a mask to that layer and fill it with black. Then using a white brush just bring back the dog's face that is faded by the window light. Then, using either Craig's suggestion or the tut linked by Lillias, I think you will get a nice result for the window area. After trying one of those techniques you might want to try the effect that Lillias posted for this challenge. This would allow you to mask out part of the room and provide a nice frame for the main area of interest. I did a quick try and came up with this:  |
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Post by Lillias on Nov 2, 2018 19:16:25 GMT
Oh that's first class Helen, I love it.
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Post by whippet on Nov 2, 2018 20:17:20 GMT
I agree, that is brilliant, Helen. I printed off the tutorial you mention. It still sits on my desk, as I have now used it several times. 
Great idea, Major Major.
I will go and have a look at that tutorial, Lillias.
Thank you all very much for your most welcome help.
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 2, 2018 23:16:17 GMT
What I want to know is what is so interesting on the other side of the glass.
That is a tough image to fix.
Do you still have the dogs ?
If so, why not replicate the scene when it is not so bright outside ?
Another possible would be to place the camera in the exact same location as best you can --- no dogs --- and take a bracketed set of exposures to be merged into a HDR image.
Stack this HDR image with the dog picture and use a mask to reveal the dogs.
Helen's idea looks pretty neat and Christmasy.
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Post by whippet on Nov 4, 2018 18:18:13 GMT
You will find out when I eventually get it sorted, BuckSkin.
They are not my dogs, and I only recently saw the photo on the Facebook page of the charity which I support, so they have all probably been re homed now - except the Borzoi, which is one of Tracy's own dogs. I have her permission to use any photos on the site.
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Post by Major Major on Nov 4, 2018 20:08:09 GMT
Here's a quick and dirty version. You can see that the blown-out faces of some of the dogs make this project problematic.
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Post by whippet on Nov 4, 2018 20:14:13 GMT
Yes, I have just this second had a try using your method, and I got the same sort of thing happen as you have. I will just have to use another photo. Shame, as that was ideal. I was going to put santa on his sleigh in the background.
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Post by Major Major on Nov 4, 2018 20:53:43 GMT
Whippet -
Good luck with your project. Let us know how it turns out.
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