So I love my photos to have a lot deep color I just think it looks more interesting.
Here's the after shot of the two cowgirls at the rodeo.
and the before…
As you can see its a lot different.
What I first did was darken the exposure and added contrast using the guided mode in PSE8 then I adjusted the colors using the adjust levels mode until I like how it looked.
Then I went into the full mode and used the clone stamp tool to remove the trucks. That was my first time using the tool so it took me a long time to figure it out. And I feel like you can still tell that I removed something if you look at it closer. So if you have tips with that let me know.
Then I added a vignette around the edges reduced the color noise sharpened and was done.
Here they are side by side.
What do you think?
What would you do differently?
That is COOL! Looks like an ad for something now rather than a snapshot. What a fun edit. I have zero tips on cloning - LOL! I don't have the patience, and it takes a LOT of that, doesn't it? I didn't notice it was even cloned until you mentioned the trucks. Maybe your eye was drawn to it because you knew the trucks were there. I don't think I would have noticed. What a fun edit - it's great! Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday! :-)
ReplyDeleteExcellent cloning job! You added a lot of atmosphere. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI think I love it - I completely forgot about the trucks. Your style and processing is incredible. Let me go over here and click FOLLOW so I can be more inspired!
ReplyDeleteWow, that really turned out well! I love the after.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a great edit. You completely changed the mood and the focus of the original picture. I think the deep colors is a nice touch too :)
ReplyDeleteGreat first attempt! When I use clone tool I always create multiple layers, use the tool with the fuzzy edges, and use the opacity feature on the side layer bar to touch up what is out of place. I also think it is important to grab from lots of different places if you have the option and to add shadows and lightness back into areas using the dodge and burn tool so that it looks more realistic. The biggest thing is to ALWAYS pick up from an area every single time you lay the clone down to prevent it from warping!
ReplyDeleteThanks... see I did try to grab from lots of places but I didn't do multiple layers or pick up from the same area. to be honest I wasn't quite sure what to do really so this helps me out a lot I will refer back to this a bet a million times I love tips and suggestions thanks again.
ReplyDeletehow do you use the dodge/burn tool? never used that one before either... I literally have only been using PSE8 for a few months so I am learning something new everyday.
ReplyDeleteI have the CS4 extended edition so I don't know what the differences are, but on mine the burn/dodge tool is the little hand/lolly pop looking thing on the toolbar. Burn makes things darker and dodge makes them lighter. It's awesome for getting rid of shadows or adding depth to a picture without changing the overall contrast of the picture. I make millions of layers when I edit a picture because it makes life so much easier when you mess up! This is Cassie Strausbaugh by the way...I don't know how to sign into this thing. Lol. Shoot me a message on facebook if you need anything else. I love playing with photoshop :)
ReplyDeletehow do you use the dodge/burn tool? never used that one before either... I literally have only been using PSE8 for a few months so I am learning something new everyday.
ReplyDeleteThanks... see I did try to grab from lots of places but I didn't do multiple layers or pick up from the same area. to be honest I wasn't quite sure what to do really so this helps me out a lot I will refer back to this a bet a million times I love tips and suggestions thanks again.
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