Bree Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hi Damien and team, I have been following your forum and advise for a long time. Hoping you can point me in the right direction with the edit below. I have a long term client who has requested an absent great grandchild be added to a large group photo to give to the Great Grandparents for their 50th Wedding Anniversary. How can I make this look more realistic? These are the two SOOR files I was working with: Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hi Bree, I don't suppose you had the luxury of raw files here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 Of course I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 12 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: Hi Bree, I don't suppose you had the luxury of raw files here? Yes I do. Do you want me to attach? (I think they will exceed the upload limit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Gosh no. I want you to reprocess them so that the white balances match. And make the boy a bit brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 7 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: Gosh no. I want you to reprocess them so that the white balances match. And make the boy a bit brighter. Ok re-edit for white balance and slightly brighter boy (hopefully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yeah!! I think that'll be an easier match already. Can you put 'em together and show me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Yeah!! I think that'll be an easier match already. Can you put 'em together and show me? Sure thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 This is him literally just placed onto the group photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 I am really guessing with the sizing of him. He is obviously bigger than the baby on the great grandparents lap, smaller than the standing 10 yo. He is about the age/size of the little girl towards the back of the group, but with her being further back, I can't match his size to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 No, now we can see that the boy's white shirt is very different from the other white shirts. Go back to raw and get the white balance right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 3 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: No, now we can see that the boy's white shirt is very different from the other white shirts. Go back to raw and get the white balance right. Ok...goodness I am realising I have some learning to do! I think this is better (although the skin tones are awful - I can fix that later). If I am way off, maybe point me to one of your awesome tutorials courses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Fantastic!!! Now, add a dodge and burn layer underneath the boy layer, and start burning some shadowing on the grass around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Will do straight after school pick up (pesky kids) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 dodge and burn shadows under the boy layer, trying to follow direction of shadows angling towards the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 No, those shadows are too distinct. Look at how big and soft the shadow are around the nearby feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 24 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: No, those shadows are too distinct. Look at how big and soft the shadow are around the nearby feet. softer, bigger...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Good, but darken in front of him a bit too. Again, look at the shadows around the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Damien Symonds said: Good, but darken in front of him a bit too. Again, look at the shadows around the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Excellent. Now add a Hue/Saturation layer above the boy layer, and clip it to the boy layer (Cmd Opt G). Then lower the Lightness slider just a little - I feel he's a tiny bit too bright for the photo just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Excellent. Now add a Hue/Saturation layer above the boy layer, and clip it to the boy layer (Cmd Opt G). Then lower the Lightness slider just a little - I feel he's a tiny bit too bright for the photo just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 By jove, I think we're close. Just burn a bit more shadow around him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Damien Symonds said: By jove, I think we're close. Just burn a bit more shadow around him. The line of the right shoe - does it need a tiny overlap of grass to soften the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yes, and this is very tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Damien Symonds said: Yes, and this is very tricky. Ok - any tips.... What about a layer mask with a soft tiny brush to brush in a few grass blades onto his shoe? Or stamp tool with a non-solid (?) brush? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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