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Post by River on Sept 23, 2012 18:14:03 GMT
Hi folks Me and the wife are trying to upload some photos but we are struggling to find anything that allows us to remove the background and replace with a blank canvas we are trying to do some pics for ebay
Many thanks River
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Post by Jemima on Sept 23, 2012 18:17:37 GMT
Send them to Gordy and get him to photoshop them
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Post by steve386 on Sept 23, 2012 18:21:44 GMT
Black is a hard one to remove because the edges of the object will have a gradual smoothing to black. Not a problem if you are going to use a dark canvas instead of black. Otherwise you end up with an un-natural dark edge around each object. The other option is to trim the edges of the object to remove this dark fringing. This can make the objects look odd as well.
How many pictures have you got to do?
If you want to send me one I will have a go to see how well they would turn out.
I have to do this a lot for work with artwork. I mainly use Photoshop for it.
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Post by River on Sept 23, 2012 18:30:10 GMT
We have a quite a few,my nephew is comming tomorrow to model some skate/surf wear so the wife wants to make the pics look professional.i will have more of an idea then but we dont mind purchasing software so long as it will do what we want,as you have gathered we are pretty shite at things like this
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 18:44:08 GMT
I use a free program called irfanview .. it's a cracking prog
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Post by matty198111 on Sept 23, 2012 18:45:06 GMT
Can he not stand infront of a light coloured wall
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Post by steve386 on Sept 23, 2012 18:45:37 GMT
If I want to use a white or light background on the final pics, I try to shoot them against white paper or a sheet. There is a great plugin for Photoshop that will automatically remove a green background for you. You can adjust how close to the object it gets. www.photoshopgreenscreen.comThe free version is quite good and does all the work for you. You will need a green cloth for the background though.
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Post by Gordy on Sept 23, 2012 21:16:34 GMT
Send them to Gordy and get him to photoshop them throw them my way if you want buddy... i'll take a look for you ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Ratfinkz on Sept 23, 2012 23:10:39 GMT
Was going to say stand in front of a white wall / sheet etc! if this is something you'llt be needing to do regularly you can pick up photography backdrops. Editing out a whole background is hard and will leave the subject looking weird!!!
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Post by Pinhead on Sept 24, 2012 16:20:44 GMT
Try the free program... GIMP 2 (or whatever the current release is). I use it to clean the pics of the tactical gear I make - as powerful as Photoshop and free... just be careful what you click on when searching! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) White is too harsh for a background, try to use a light grey. However, any background will cause issues if you don't have good lighting. If you don't have photographic lights, try to take the pics outside on a light but overcast day. Sean ![;D](//storage.proboards.com/2973975/images/uKg77DgrQpkBFJJN7U0P.gif)
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