Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm glad you posted the shot. Nice PS work! Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Claesson" <per@visimedia.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Some image to look at > Well, first of all I use a vector mask so I can "paint" away the old > background with black ink, and reversely "paint it back" with white ink > where needed. Then I blurred the mask a bit to blend the figure better > into the background. For fine strands of hair I normally just first > mask off the areas around them, roughly, and then I go in between them > with a brush using shape dynamics and opacity dynamics to make it > partially transparent. In this way I kind of fade them a bit into the > background while painting around them. One can also use the smear tool > at the hair tips to give that hairy feel back if it was lost with the > old background. Sometimes I just blur the hair at the edge and then it > looks like soft, thin hair. > > I didn't do a terribly careful job on that portrait though, since it is > just meant to be published in rather small size on a web site. Don't > even know why I posted it here, since it is not very special. Vanity I > guess -- I was just so impressed with the crispness of the hi res scan, > which anyway won't show up here. Anyway... > > The background itself, in case you want to know, was made by first > using the airbrush, then the Artistic/Underpainting filter to give it > some texture, then some noise was added and finally blurred a bit. > > Per > > tisdagen den 3 december 2002 kl 01.03 skrev Sam Krneta: > > > Per, > > > > Very nice. Great job at background replacement. I always have problems > > with the hair, any suggestions? > > > > Sam Krneta > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Per > > Claesson > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 3:53 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Some image to look at > > > > Ok, so I took my first portrait with my new Elmarit-M 90. > > > > Kinda funny. I was asked to make a portrait of the Swedish hypnotist > > Jörgen Sundvall. Stockholm was dark as a crypt, as usual at this time > > of the year. I had no flash. On my way to the appointment I dashed in > > slight panic into a second hand photo store, grabbed a (functional) > > flash for $3 from their junk box, then ran into a cloth shop and bought > > a piece of silver cloth. Off to Mr Sundvall, who was in a total hurry > > for another appointment. Had my wife hold up the silver cloth as a > > reflector, fired the cheapo flash through the white curtain in an > > attempt to diffuse it a bit -- and prayed. > > > > The result, well here: > > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/per-claesson/image-36144.html > > > > Ok, had to replace the background in Photoshop, but... > > > > I am truly impressed by the performance of the Elmarit-M! > > > > Per > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > V i s i M e d i a -- G r a f i s k D e s i g n & W e b b p r o d > > u k t i o n > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > www.visimedia.com > > Tel. 0416-300 07, 070 99 22 55 9 > > Fax 0416 300 03 > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > V i s i M e d i a -- G r a f i s k D e s i g n & W e b b p r o d > u k t i o n > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > www.visimedia.com > Tel. 0416-300 07, 070 99 22 55 9 > Fax 0416 300 03 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html