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kenny123
Joined: 13 Aug 2005
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Location: Masterton,Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:59 am
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| turbodls1ta wrote: | | I dont know if this has been asked yet or not, but Im using Photoshop Elements 4.0 and there is no option to adjust the Curves. I have been using the magnetic lasso but there is still always a ton of cleanup left for afterwards.. Is there an easy way for 4.0 or a link to show how using this version? |
Try the pen tool. |
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redcloud
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:12 pm
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Is there any special way I should save an isolated image? Are they supposed to have a white or transparent background? |
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landra
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
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Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:40 am
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You can use a transparent background if you'll save your photo in TIFF format. Then your object must be in it's own layer, and "Background" layer must be deleted. But more useful is to keep your object on white background and (if you wish to simplify your buyer's task) save the clipping path. This way allows to decrease TIFF file size or save your photo in JPG format if you wish. |
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redcloud
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:40 pm
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Ok, thanks for the help mate. :) |
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vinnikava
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
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vinnikava
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flogel
Joined: 10 Aug 2008
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:15 am
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THANX! |
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rmat
Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:39 am
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| rinder99 wrote: | I do isolations all the time and this is what I do.
first shoot it as good as you can then open the image go to levels and click on the white eyedropper and then the background, BAM! thats it. anything left over just hit it with the dodge tool at 2% around hair and such. never had a complaint. |
Exactly what I normally do. :-)
But sometimes I go around the referred techniques too, pen/polygonal tools, magic wand, dogging/burning, contracting/expanding/feathering values, masks, and so on. Once you get through all of them, soon you'll intuitively chose the more appropriate path for each situation and you'll be amazed with the number of solutions by yourself. But then again, it all depends on the result of your shot.
Just my 2 cents :P |
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tgtg
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Russia
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vinnikava
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rmat
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:49 am
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Congrats! I really like the first one.
Keep them coming ;-) |
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vinnikava
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kgarvelink
Joined: 21 Sep 2008
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:26 pm
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That is a great tutorial.I have not seen too many posts regarding the use of curves to obtain a 255 background.
Curves is a very powerful tool which will save a ton of time getting that nice 255 background.I have also found that setting a custom white balance off a gray card which you place in the light box will help a great deal.I use 5500 kelvin lights of the CFL type.These give off a fairly clean white light.Go higher in Kelvin and you ll see a colder, or blue shade start to show up.Go lower, and you ll see a warmer shade, or orange tint.
Gray cards are cheap, and very effective.Place your gray card in the light box, and use manual to focus.Make sure your metering off the grey area.If you are using fill flash, make sure you do this when you are setting the balance.Take the shot, go to set balance, and set off the pic that shows up.Then just change your white balance setting to the custom.
I have also found that using a remote shutter and mirror prelock will give you better IQ, especially when you are shooting very small aperature...which you will to get the depth of field.It also helps to shoot your camera real soft, or neutral.By doing this you have a bit of room to tweak saturation and sharpness.
I wish I had read posts like this first...would have saved me many hours trying to get those nice white backgrounds and clean lines.... |
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dae01
Joined: 28 May 2008
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:28 am
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I am trying to isolate this creature:
but problem is that left ear fur has green colour behind it and no matter what I tried so far it wan't clear out:
Any suggestions for this kind of isolation?
Thanks. |
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paja6543
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
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