Damien Symonds

Oh, that explains it. Zero feathering. None at all.

That's odd. I wonder why the edges didn't work?

Mate, so sorry about my delayed reply. Yes, I do have a different suggestion for you. It's easier, but it ONLY works when your subject doesn't encroach over the edge of your backdrop. STEP 1: Duplicate the Background layer. STEP 2: Use the marquee tool to select the first check of undesirable background: STEP 3: Go to Edit>Fill, and choose "Content Aware": STEP 4: Press OK and it will fill the area with generic backdrop colour: STEP 5: Do the same on the other side - select the chunk, Edit>Fill, OK: STEP 6: Use the lasso tool to select around the subject: STEP 7: Again, Edit>Fill with Content Aware: STEP 8: Deselect, then apply enough Gaussian Blur to your satisfaction: (IMPORTANT NOTE: Your number will be a lot higher than mine, since I was doing this demonstration on the web-sized file.) STEP 9: Add a mask to the blurred layer, and mask it around the subject. Hopefully you won't need too much precision, but check very carefully that you haven't gone onto the person: STEP 10: Add the noise layer, the same way you did when you were adding a gradient layer. Let me know how you go with this.

This happens to everybody from time to time. I don't know why. Just re-load the actions.

It sure does!

Everywhere I look, and every time I listen to a tech segment on the radio, everybody is trying to tell me to use IMAP instead of POP3. Screw 'em all. I love POP3. My life centres around my desktop computer, where all my emails are downloaded, and diligently backed up, and they only stay on the server for as long as I dictate (7 days). If somebody hacks my email addresses, they'd better be able to steal my identity based on last week's emails, 'cos that's all they're getting. Am I the only POP3 guy left in the world?

Yes, that's my understanding too. You can remove them.

Because of exactly what I said. Photoshop isn't clever enough to deal with that on the fly.

What? You said they're both correct.

Yeah, I don't think Photoshop is clever enough to run with two separate monitor profiles at the same time. Pick one screen for editing on, and stick to it.

Which screen is more accurate to prints?

Hi @jeanbrunsonphotography is this a new problem? I mean, have you successfully been running a laptop and an external monitor before? If so, what's new in the equation? Is it a new laptop, or a new screen, or a new calibrator?

Brandy said (on FB) that the problem is fixed by recalibration.

How odd this all is. Out of curiosity, have you tried a different keyboard?

That statement doesn't seem to be true. In your second screenshot you have the Hand Tool actually selected. Can you show me a screenshot from when the hand tool ISN'T selected, but the space bar method is working correctly?

I just replied to your question in the FB group. I'm happy to continue the discussion there, or here, whichever suits you.

The calibration is probably the problem. Calibrators are very touchy in highlights. Which calibrator do you have?

Step 1: Duplicate the background layer. Step 2: Liquify the tie: Step 3: Add a mask to that layer so that you can restore the original part of the suit so that it isn't warped any more:

Okay, can you post the photo again now?

Those toggles irritate me so much!

Oh crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

Hi Erica, sorry about my delayed reply. This looks like it should be a fairly straightforward job for Liquify. Have you used Liquify much before?

I just emailed you the action.

How odd.

Can you try it in a different browser?