New background behind bunny ears

[Kim Howells]

Hi Damo.  Another one where I am playing with a background.  I have tried a few methods but am finding it hard to get an acceptable result.  Any ideas? (100% crop attached, background as shot is grey, new one is varying shades of brown).

[Damien Symonds]

Make sure you always embed the image profile, whenever saving an image for upload.

[Kim Howells]

EEK!  Thank you, I didn't know that was unchecked, I hate to think how many images I may have uploaded without it checked.  How did you know?

 

[Damien Symonds]

I downloaded it, of course.

I think I've got a plan.  Could you post the 100% crop of the photo with the grey background; and a 100% crop of the background filling the frame, no mask.  So I can layer them for myself.

[Kim Howells]

Ahh, I see. I just opened the file without the profile embedded, and see the #.

Here are the 100% crops (1200px instead of 700)

 

[Damien Symonds]

How's this?

[Kim Howells]

That's great, much better than what I came up with!

 

[Damien Symonds]

Download the PSD

I used the red channel as the starting point, because it had the best contrast.

[Kim Howells]

Awesome, thanks so much, I appreciate the time and expertise you put into helping us!

[Kim Howells]

I really need to spend some time learning about channel mixer, I think, it still baffles me somewhat.  Thanks, will have a go myself shortly, and post the finished pic.

 

[Damien Symonds]

How did you go?

[Kim Howells]

Sorry Damo, doing ten things at once and school hols, will post it here soon.

 

[Kim Howells]

Came out OK I reckon.   Thanks heaps for your help, I learned a bit from that, and learned what I need to learn lol.