JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Just trying for a realistic looking background replacement - the joys of not having a studio and backdrops. Not looking to print it, but the banding was pretty awful - think the noise layer is at 40% here. Anything I can do to improve this? SOOR and edit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 May I see a screenshot, showing your layers panel? Is this what you were doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sure - I used the dreaded Quick Selection tool, but believe me, it was a last resort. There's levels work above not shown, but that's mostly on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 And I'm wondering if the issue is that I used solid color layers instead of gradients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 What the heck???? This is a complete disaster. WAAAAY too many pixel layers. Have you read the Layers & Masks Class yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 I did. I was literally just trying different things to see what would work, it's not my normal workflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Well, start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sure. However, there's one pixel layer I'm having trouble getting rid of, and that's the separate one of my son away from the background (and even this isn't perfect, but better than what I'm coming up with). The most careful of masking isn't really helping me with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just delete all the layers, and show me the SOOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Thank you. And you want a circular gradient in the background, which is black on the outside and very dark blue in the middle, is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yep, that's what I'm looking for. I really don't mind a dark grey instead of blue either (meaning, grabbing from the color in the background) if it makes it work easier. This is why I ended up resorting to that stupid Quick Select. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Ok, so, just add the gradient. http://www.damiensymonds.net/preventing-banding-in-backdrops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 And you suggest just careful masking around the subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yes. And as you said, it will be much easier if you choose a colour that's most similar to the colour that's already there. Plus, of course, use the Shift key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Here's my attempt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStefankoPhotography Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Damien - I somehow missed the notification for this, just seeing it now. Fantastic job, as always. Will take a closer look after dinner, and give it a try on a few other pictures - thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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