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rivanprincess
Getting Comfy
Registered: August 2007
Location: Sleepy Devon
Posts: 133
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Mon February 4, 2008 8:57am
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Can anyone tell me or show me how to use layers to change the background on this?
The picture wasn't a planned one hence the background being totally out of place!
I also struggled to cropped it to make the person the main feature.
thanks
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snap2photo
Getting Comfy
Registered: September 2007
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Posts: 154
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Mon February 4, 2008 2:23pm
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Um? I think you will find the "cut out and replace" the background is not easy. You may wish to darken bits. You may wish to blur the background to enhance the depth of field effect. I would also consider darkening the elbow, if its in the final crop. Also conside vinyetting so corners are darker. The more you succeed in making the center the subject the greater the vinyetting you can use.
Sorry, I'm at work and should be working so I can not attack the image now.
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Dave
Pixalo Crew
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 14,231
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Mon February 4, 2008 3:36pm
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One option is to convert to Mono to lose distraction of colour in background. Cropped & slight S Curve added to boost contrast.
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rivanprincess
Getting Comfy
Registered: August 2007
Location: Sleepy Devon
Posts: 133
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Tue February 5, 2008 8:39am
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Thanks for this! Amazing the difference it creates to the picture1
i'll have a go at re creating this and see how i get on!
snap2photo - what's vinyetting? I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve wine..... (sorry bad joke)
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snap2photo
Getting Comfy
Registered: September 2007
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Posts: 154
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Tue February 5, 2008 9:34pm
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I have no idea if I spelt it correct. Its dark bits arround the edge. Can help guide the view to the subject. Can give an old photo effect. Useful for removing unwanted, distracting background.
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snap2photo
Getting Comfy
Registered: September 2007
Location: Cheltenham, UK
Posts: 154
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Tue February 5, 2008 10:07pm
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I think this one has a bit of everything.
Levels adjustment layer.
Vinyette. (HSL adjustment layer with layer mask)
Blur background. (Using groups in elements)
Remove elbow and cheak highlight.
Sharpen with a bit of threshold.
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rivanprincess
Getting Comfy
Registered: August 2007
Location: Sleepy Devon
Posts: 133
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Wed February 6, 2008 8:46am
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Thanks snap2photo appreciate the help.
When i'm not at work i'll have a play about and see how i get on with it.
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Stevie B
Getting Comfy
Registered: September 2006
Location: Stafford UK
Posts: 207
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Cut & pasted your portrait onto the Isle of wight.
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traer
Been here a while
Registered: December 2006
Location: dundee
Posts: 337
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.wysiwyg { background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; background-position: 0% 0%; background-color: #141414; background-image: none; color: #e0e0e0; font-family: "Nimbus Sans L [urw]", "Lucida [B&h]", "Nimbus Sans L [urw]", "Helvetica [Adobe]", "Nimbus Sans L [urw]"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; border-top-color: #000000; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-color: #000000; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-top-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid } p { margin: 0px; }the weather looks so good and there you are with a jumper on free falling into the rocks below haha...
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