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Subject: Re: [Leica] Some image to look at
From: "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:10:30 -0600
References: <056FAFAC-065D-11D7-9EC4-0003936890B2@visimedia.com>

I'm glad you posted the shot. Nice PS work!

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com

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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
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