Josie Stahl Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Hi Damien, I'm attempting a background swap and I'm having a bit of trouble blending the 2 part. 1st photo is original SOOR 2nd is my edit 3rd is the new background that is not my photo. I got it from here: https://www.1zoom.me/en/wallpaper/525353/z15887/1600x1200 4th photo is my best attempt at blending the 2 images. 5th is the area I'm having the most trouble with - down the side of the gentleman's leg. Would you do anything different? That area is masked a little rough because I'm not so sure about what I did. I also added a few unrefined shadows. Do I just need to polish it or something else? Or is that not my biggest problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 It does seem to be encroaching on his leg an unnatural amount, doesn't it? I think you've left a bit too much grass there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Stahl Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 Ok. Does this look any better? (rough masking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Yeah, that might be better. May I see a screenshot of the layers panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Damien Symonds Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Thanks. I wanted to suggest adding a Levels layer immediately above the "couple" layer, then clipping it to that layer, then going to the Red channel and bringing the black slider in to about 20. Yes it will make his suit clip a bit, but it will balance the colour with their surrounds a bit more, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Stahl Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Is this what you had in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hmmm ... 20 is definitely too much, isn't it? Fiddle around with it and see if there's a spot where it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Stahl Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 To me anything higher than 7 makes them look green. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hang on ... you've warmed the background. Which is great! So you don't need to fiddle with the red channel on the people after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Stahl Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 I actually did that from the start but must have had that layer turned off when I posted previous photo. This is my final image then. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Ah yeah, that gels well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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