Removing people from pics

[sstein]

I was at the Scottish Motor Show today and got apic of a Gallardo but unfortunately there is a stranger staring right into camera next to car!

Is their a way to get him out as behind him their is a boxster so if i just cut him out i would have half a boxster, which would look strange.

Dont you hate when people see you taking a shot but look at the camera as they walk into your shot. If i see someone taking a pic at a show etc then I wait till their finished before I look at car. Its common courtesy!!

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Stuart

[thunderstruck]

You could clone him out in photoshop, or just crop the image to get rid of him.

[sstein]

How do u use the clone tool?

When i try to use it I Alt-Click the background colour I want to use to clone him out. Then click the area to 'clone' onto but nothing happens. If i click-drag over the area it replicates the whole row above and I get a tiled effect.??

Cant crop him or I'd lose a bit of car.

Looking at the photo again I doubt he could be removed due to the background

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Stuart

[thunderstruck]

Mail me the photo if you want and I'll see what I can do (no promises)

[sstein]

Heres the pic

Ive done a crop on it to get rid of the majority of him, but it still looks a bit dodgy on right hand side where I cant remove him.

Dont know if brightness / contrast is right either as all my pics came of the camera very dull but i read on here that is a "feature" of the D70.


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Stuart

[beano500]

....wan't it Stalin that first pulled off this stunt?

[thunderstruck]

Howzat?

[sstein]

WOW

Thats fantastic, if you didnt know he had been removed you would never even notice !

How did u do that? was it with the cloning tool.

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Stuart

[docevi1]

for a proper example which will completely stun you, check out dcw@pr's post : www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=139017&f=109&h=0

[thunderstruck]

sstein said:

WOW Thats fantastic, if you didnt know he had been removed you would never even notice ! How did u do that? was it with the cloning tool. - Stuart

Yep, cloning tool. It's only quick so you can see some crap bits.

[thunderstruck]

docevi1 said:

for a proper example which will completely stun you

Mine not good enough?

Actually, that one with the bridesmaid is FANTASTIC. I wouldn't have a clue how to do that, as the floor is perfectly blended.

>> Edited by thunderstruck on Saturday 7th May 22:22

[LongQ]

docevi1 said:

for a proper example which will completely stun you, check out dcw@pr's post : www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=139017&f=109&h=0

The reference is indeed impressive to behold.

I do wonder if it might have been worth considering revisiting the location and shooting an empty interior and then layering a cut out of the bride over the top.

Still, not to distract from the Lambo/Porsche combo above which is also an excellent presentation.

I sometimes think it's a pity you can't do this sort of thing with real people.

[sstein]

A few more pics fromt the day.

A diablo, a Murcielago and an F430 Engine Bay.






I tried to practice a bit more with the cloning tool to remove a person from behind the murcielago. Obviously a lot easier than the pic with boxter in it.

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Stuart

[dcw@pr]

docevi1 said:

for a proper example which will completely stun you, check out dcw@pr's post : www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=139017&f=109&h=0

you've embarassed me now!

glad you liked it

[dcw@pr]

LongQ said:

The reference is indeed impressive to behold. I do wonder if it might have been worth considering revisiting the location and shooting an empty interior and then layering a cut out of the bride over the top.

have you ever tried to blend in someone so it looks like they are standing on the floor? If you haven't - it's a real bastard to do!