another photo touch up question

[colonel5]

Mission: to obtain studio like quality pictures with a pro-sumer digital slr and using flourescent lights from the ceiling as your only source of light.

Problem: uneven lighting & shadows. I'd like to match the tone and look of the upper part of his face on the left.

I've been messing with dodging & burning, levels, & curves so far. any ideas would be appreciated.

[Zendada]

This looks to me like a re-shoot or a total hand-crafted deal.

By that I mean there is no one tool or filter that will accomplish what you want.

First thing that comes to mind to try is using the lasso/polygon tool to select a specific area you want to lighten, feather it an amount that will help it blend, and use curves to adjust. Skin tones are really tricky so you might try Selective Color on Absolute.

[mac.FINN]

I agree^^ looks like a reshoot to me for what you want. Flourencent light is really a pain to work with. You'd be much better to go outside and drape a white sheet over a tree branch or a pole or something to get the white background. Have your subject stand a good couple of feet away from the sheet so as not to pick up details in it. Natural lighting is the best if you don't have proper studio lights.

If you have to use this photo... I have no idea how to fix it. The light overall is too flat, and too harsh on his right side. Flourecent light's cast a greenish light which is showing up here (add some red to balance it out).

[Broacher]

I'm not sure what you're after in terms of the blue of his shirt, logo colours, etc. This is something with a few curve adjustments and the ol' A overlay B apply image trick in LAB. Maybe 3 minutes work.

[Ned]

Sorry, this is the best I could do...

http://mediamainline.com/temp/steve_with_hat.jpg

[Zendada]

lol. GDF humor.

[Jennhen]

http://blindspot.shadas.net/Doran/Brainstorming/dude.jpg

[urstwile]

Sorry, this is the best I could do...

http://mediamainline.com/temp/steve_with_hat.jpg

That beret's gettin' a workout! :D

[mac.FINN]

La piece de resistance

http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/9195/stevewithhat1mh.jpg

[Mynock]

You guys are no help what so ever.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9065/fries4ys.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mynock]

bumb

[MAK online]

I agree that a reshoot outside with a white backdrop (a sheet perhaps) will give you the best result. Don't forget to white balance. I'd put a frog in that picture but I'm kind of busy. Anyone want to take a crack at it?

[mac.FINN]

I'd put a frog in that picture but I'm kind of busy.

Yeah, that's probably a step too far. Seeing as how we were making fun of the photo - not the French. We're all pretty much friendly here, and racial jokes don't often fly.

[morea]

here... try this.

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9899/photoretouching9ru.jpg

[jimking]

He's starting to look like Mel Gibson.

[Jriddim]

now its startin to look like crazy mel

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9130/mel22po.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

[Ned]

OMG... I swear you guys just about gave me an hernia. ;)

[mac.FINN]

well now there's just too many movies going on. Although if Monty Python did a version of Braveheart I'd watch it...ni.

[snipe]

He is being watched by the French! Can't you tell by their accent?
http://www.snipingproductions.com/mazdatuning/redo.jpg

[Jackimalyn]

i think the only way to salvage this piece now is with the use of a certain holy hand gernade...

[mac.FINN]

Consult the book of armaments!

[morea]

Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one.

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy.'

And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and..."

[Jackimalyn]

too late... RUN AWAY!


http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/redocopy.jpg

[mac.FINN]

Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one.

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy.'

And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and..."


err.... Skip ahead a bit Brother Morea.

[morea]

And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'

[mac.FINN]

Amen.


1....2....5!

[morea]

Three, sir! :eek:

[mac.FINN]

Three!

Now if we do the whole bridge of doom skit I'm leaving.

and he's here to stop you.

http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/python/Scripts/HolyGrail/jpgs/22-beast.jpg

[morea]

suddenly, and against all probabiliy, a Sperm Whale had been called into existance, several miles above the surface of an alien planet. Since this isn't a naturally tenable position for a whale, this innocent creatre had very little time to come to terms with its identitity. This is what it thought, as it fell;

"Ahhh! Woooh! What's happening? Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose in life? What do I mean by who am I? Okay okay calm down calm down get a grip now. Ooh, this is an interesting sensation. What is it? Its a sort of tingling in my... well I suppose I better start finding names for things. Lets call it a... tail! Yeah! Tail! And hey, whats this roaring sound, wooshing past what I'm suddenly gonna call my head? Wind! Is that a good name? It'll do. Yeah, this is really exciting. I'm dizzy with anticipation! Or is it the wind? There's an awful lot of that now isn't it? And whats this thing coming toward me very fast? So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! Thats it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me? Hello Ground!"
[Dies]

Curiously the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias, as it fell, was, 'Oh no, not again.'

[mac.FINN]

*sigh* poor Agrajag.

[Jackimalyn]

naw the monster didnt stop them...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/jackimalyn/frisklan.jpg

[morea]

LOL! The animator suffered a fatal heart attack... the cartoon peril was no more. :D

[mac.FINN]

FINE!


Stop!
http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/grail/inlines/23_brkpr.jpg
Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.

[morea]

Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I am not afraid. :D

[mac.FINN]

What is your name ?

What is your Quest ?

What is your favourite Colour ?


ps man we've really hijacked this thread... not to mention several others.

[morea]

I think that we can technically get away with it because it is friday...

What is your name ?
'Sir Launcelot of Camelot'

What is your Quest ?
To seek the Holy Grail.

What is your favourite Colour ?
Blue.

[mac.FINN]

Right off you go.

[zunkus]

In photoshop I copy the original photo to different layers. I play around with replace colour or slide the hue in the image adjust menu to get the colour I want for each portion of the picture which I feather select using the mask layer. Then I sort of photo collage it. This is hard to explain and I'm not a good one to teach. Hope you get what I'm sayin! It takes patience but it works. A photoshoot is the best option though if you can that is.