Trudy Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Following this tutorial, any advice as to how you might remove a colour cast/reflection off stainless steel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hi @Trudy, may I see the original photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 I am struggling to even mask the legs as the reflection is so strong its hard to see where the legs end! That said, I am just practicing with lights and editing and there is clearly all kinds of wrong going on here so if it isn't worth your time don't worry - I will redo on a different background (on this day it was the green or a dirty garage roll-a-door :-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 This one might be better - less noise, better focus - again just practicing/learning so don't worry if too time consuming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 The other thread you linked was very specific, because that poster actually needed the subjects extracted. But that's very rare. Most people only need to change the background colour, or swap another background in. So, tell me about your circumstances. What's your end goal with these photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 I want to do a series of portraits of my family and friends (for our walls) using something like the setup in pic; I want to change the background - predominantly the colour but also preserving or mimicking the variation in light to give depth. I have one person with almost white hair, a couple of dirty blondes and some almost black hair - I can use an off white/creamy coloured wall, otherwise a white sheet, or this hideous green monster! I am still deciding between all white backgrounds (my preference) or coloured (different colour for each person, everyone else's! - see palette attached :-*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Just to check, you've read this? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/blue-or-green-screen-for-background.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) I most certainly did; I had no other option at the time but fortunately I can redo them. Figuring this edit out is just for practice and learning really, and in case i bugger it up in a similar way next time! Edited April 13, 2018 by Trudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Oh, yeah, I'm all for practice! Let's do this! I'm keen. So, go ahead and do your raw processing on whichever photo you'd like to use, then post it for me and we'll play with the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Post as JPEG or PSD? (I’m out and about, will need an hour or so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Jpeg. I don't think the site accepts PSD, and anyway, you'd never post anything other than jpeg on a website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Let's go with this one. Clearly there is a lot to be done better with the actual photography next time, hope the RAW processing is ok, I'm outta practice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 No, it's definitely NOT ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Ok. Where did I go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 You know I can't talk about raw processing here. Go back to your class notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 I followed the flow chart faithfully . Back to the drawing board. Thank you anyway for your time, I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Can you at least check your calibration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I have signed up for RAW class again, will calibrate every time until i start getting it right, and booked in for an eye test as I have 3 colour blind (blue/purple) kids and didn't realise I could be too... Can we come back to this when I get all that right? Thanks for your patience/persistence! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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