View Full Version : my first attempt at clone stamping...
... I wasn't trying to improve the image, merely clone stamp out as much as i could without going too far.
I think I have to work on my horizons (does anyone know how to get a square edged clone tool?)
and I really messed up the chrome rail.
Enough babbling, tell me what you think.
before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amangustaprepp.jpg
After:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amangustapostpp.jpg
oops just spotted some floating trees under her right arm :blush:
oops just spotted some floating trees under her right arm :blush:
lol, thats not bad
Very good job for a first atemp, I spend most days clone stamping for the box canvas's we print
cool, got any tips you'd like to share?
without doing yourself out of a job obviously :laugh:
second attempt, getting a bit too adventurous i fear :laugh:
parrot through aviary wire....
before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/aparrotprepp.jpg
after:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/aparrotpostpp.jpg
Not bad, you seem to be getting the hang of it. Heres my quick attempt. Its hard as its a low resolution pic-pm me and you can have my email address to send the original pic-I'll do a better version if u want.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/1stamangustaprepp.jpg
Colours and photo is very flat-we need then more saturated and punchy to reflect the weather and location - so...:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amangustaprepp_1.jpg
Heres one I did last year, its of Auschwitz, note the mass of people and cars getting in the way of a good image.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/_MG_4247.jpg
So approx 20 hours of Photoshop later (and its still not finished but u get the idea!):
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/Auschwitz.jpg
Before u ask-yes I am a part time photographer, been using Photoshop for 10-15yrs I think! So be patient and just practise!
Regards,
3rd attempt, being slightly more subtle....
monkey begging...
before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amonkeyfistprepp.jpg
after:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amonkeyfistpostpp.jpg
holy crap that Auschwitz image is amazing!!!!!
pm me your addy, i'll get the boat pic off sharpish :)
Ocean Corals
09-09-08, 16:07
Not bad, you seem to be getting the hang of it. Heres my quick attempt. Its hard as its a low resolution pic-pm me and you can have my email address to send the original pic-I'll do a better version if u want.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/1stamangustaprepp.jpg
Colours and photo is very flat-we need then more saturated and punchy to reflect the weather and location - so...:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amangustaprepp_1.jpg
Heres one I did last year, its of Auschwitz, note the mass of people and cars getting in the way of a good image.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/_MG_4247.jpg
So approx 20 hours of Photoshop later (and its still not finished but u get the idea!):
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/Auschwitz.jpg
Before u ask-yes I am a part time photographer, been using Photoshop for 10-15yrs I think! So be patient and just practise!
Regards,
How did you put the clouds in???
damned intricate winged things :mad:
before (untouched):
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/adragonflyprepp.jpg
after (with the works):
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/adragonflypostpp.jpg
last one i promise :laugh:
besides, i can sense i'm getting sloppy already. will take a break ad try again later.
before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/aflowerprepp.jpg
after:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/aflowerpostpp.jpg
ok tell a lie, this is my last one....
before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/atigerprepp.jpg
after:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/atigerpostpp.jpg
dan-the-man
09-09-08, 17:54
Some good ones there Scott. Personally think the flower one was better before editing, but like the enhanced shaddow on the last one. The dragon fly is a nice shot too. :thumbsup:
the flower is pants, i couldn't decide whether to have the green as the totla background or the black, so purely to experiment i did both. Not to make a better pic, just to practise some more.
as for the 'enhanced shadow' in the last one, not quite. I was hiding the 2 pool filter covers that were there :)
dan-the-man
09-09-08, 18:15
Well practice is the only way, I should send you some of my recent ones and see what you can do with them!
Lol, I thought the rock you'd cloned was mean to be shadow, makes sense - now as I see it as rock. :p
bristol_rich
09-09-08, 18:21
Love the auschwitz pic, that place has alway fasinated me and the black and white colouring gives it a haunting feel :thumbsup:
Reef bloke
09-09-08, 20:46
Great work Scoob!!!
Matt that PS work is genius,love it to bits.
I think I have to work on my horizons (does anyone know how to get a square edged clone tool?)
Use the pen tool(draw a selection around the area you want to have a straight edge you are going to fill in)right click in the selection,click make selection,give it a feather radius of 1,switch to the clone stamp tool and fill it in,once your happy,goto select and click deselect.
If you wish to straighten the horizon right click on the eyedropper tool and select the ruler,click and hold down and drag across the the horizon(you don't have to worry about going from edge to edge,goto image,rotate canvas and select arbitrary,window pops up just click ok,finally crop the image.
Jim
cheers for that Jim, will have to write that down and give it a go :)
Scoob, Emailed you the finished pic, its not perfect-but u get the idea. I removed the guy on top of the boat-to give it more balance and keep focal point. Heres a compressed version:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/boat-compsml.jpg
Scoob, Emailed you the finished pic, its not perfect-but u get the idea. I removed the guy on top of the boat-to give it more balance and keep focal point. Heres a compressed version:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/boat-compsml.jpg
and before:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q3/amangustaprepp.jpg
that's pretty good, i like what you did with the levels :)
how long did it take you out of interest?
About 15mins ish. I still dont like the horizon-I'd usually spend more time on it-making it look more natural
I'd also put some clouds in and ligthen the blueness-still not happy with it.
To answer a previous question that I missed. The Auschwitz pic, the clouds were taken from a different photo I had and superimposed in, not generated in photoshop as they always look crappy I think.
purely cos i am still trying to learn, but, how comes you didn't do anything with the sea?
everything else looks different, bar the sea.
To be honest didnt think the sea was a problem. I did try lightening it a bit-but it made it look too fake. Time was the main factor-perhaps I'll have a crack at it at the weekend.
If you want to see other pics of mine, search for starphotographics on flickr.com
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