MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Damien, How to I fix lens flares in my photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 For the one on the left, just Content Aware it. Duplicate the Background layer, then select around the flare with your lasso tool, then go to Edit>Fill, and choose 'Content Aware' from the little drop-down menu at the top. Unfortunately that won't work for the other one. So may I have a 100% crop of that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Here you go. BTW, I have never done content aware..another first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Still need to work on lasso not perfect. I'll still work on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 45 minutes ago, MartieTy said: Still need to work on lasso not perfect. I'll still work on this. No, it should look much better than this. Make sure you select OUTSIDE the flare with the lasso tool. Don't try to select it precisely at its edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 For the other one, first add a Channel Mixer layer, check the "Monochrome" checkbox, then enter 0/0/+100/0 for the four sliders. This will turn the whole photo black-and-white. Then add a Levels layer and immediately clip it to the Channel Mixer layer. Enter these values: R 0/1.10/235 and 30/255 G 0/1.05/235 and 15/255 B 0/0.90/255 and 15/255 This will now turn the whole photo kinda brownish. Return to the Channel Mixer layer and invert the mask to hide everything. Then with a big soft brush, paint loosely over the flare area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 17 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: No, it should look much better than this. Make sure you select OUTSIDE the flare with the lasso tool. Don't try to select it precisely at its edges. How did you know that is what I did. As I said, first time. This maybe a silly question. On the flare on the right, could a photo of the same tree that doesn't have the flare be cloned in? I haven't done any edits on this photo. It would use the same WB. Again, this is new territory for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 That's harder to achieve than you would think. The lining up of the two photos has to be exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 This isn't easy either. But I am working through this. I finally found Monochrome. Now that took a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said: Then add a Levels layer and immediately clip it to the Channel Mixer layer. How do you clip it to the channel Mixer layer? I know how to create a Levels layer. but not "clip to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Module 8 of the L&M class. Literally the whole module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 19 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: Module 8 of the L&M class. Literally the whole module. Hey... I am re-reading L&M. I am stuck at "invert", but that is okay as I will work through this and see just what I missed when doing this module. BTW, I have to let you know something. What these classes have meant to me. When I call myself a "little old lady" it is the truth. When I am learning about Photoshop from you, I have to think. I know I mess up. Sometimes I *REALLY* mess up. What I am doing, is helping keep my mind sharper. You will be happy to know that since I have started your classes I have not once used LR. I still have a bunch of presets to delete. As for me, I wish I had started your classes earlier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 From this... To This.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartieTy Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Damien Symonds said: Great job. Is this now ready for Levels? BTW.. Still liking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Yep, levels now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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