Ginger Wick Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Hi Damien- I took a bunch of photos in front of this black backdrop this weekend. In some cases the backdrop is not big enough, and in others I just want to clean it up a bit and remove the lights/tape. I had planned to use the same technique that I did with my basketball girl, but I'm finding that dropping it to solid black doesn't work possibly because of the floor? It just looks fake. On this one, I lightened the solid black layer, so it's not true black, but it's still wrong. Do you have any suggestions on how I should go about fixing the backdrop so it looks realistic? Bonus points if it's quick and easy, because I have a bunch to wade through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Can you explain a bit more about what you don't like about this result? I'm only looking at a small screenshot, of course, but it looks ok to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Wick Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 I think it looks like I just dropped out the background, and replaced it with black. (Which is what I did.) Kind of like they are stuck in there. It doesn't look like a real backdrop. I've attached the jpg of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Then your alternative is to add a radial gradient to roughly mimic the light that's already there: But that adds a LOT of complexity to the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Wick Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Ah, that is MUCH better!! I wasn't going for more complex, but do you have a radial gradient tutorial/article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 https://www.damiensymonds.net/preventing-banding-in-backdrops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Wick Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 I gave the link a very quick read through - thanks. Before I get too deep into fixing the images I took in front of the backdrop, I had an idea and wonder if it would work to more easily fix multiple photos... Could I take a new image of the backdrop (without people) and make my gradient adjustments to it, and then use THAT cleaned up image as a background replacement image for all of the other images I took with people? Or, does the gradient work need to be performed on each image individually because the light/angle would shift slightly between each snap? These images don't need to be perfect, so I'm hoping my background replacement idea will be "good enough". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Taking a new backdrop photo is a fabulous idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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