Before & Afters

[Flywing]

Hi, share your improved photos with us. I liked what was showen in the TPBM thread but would like to see the before and afters.

[Stavhp]

havent done o of these in ages. this one is old.
Im a bit better now in PS. I learn more every day :P
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/Stav13/Skin22.jpg

[Becky N]

I suppose I should have taken care of the wires also, but; they don't bother me as much as the sign.

Before:
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/SMGG-IMG_0203.jpg

After:

http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/IMG_0203.jpg

[Red73]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m310/Red73_01/IMG_1555.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m310/Red73_01/IMG_1555adjusted.jpg

[Flywing]

Hi Guys, a little work and it just makes those after shots!

[Flywing]

Damn grass, but I got close because he was hiding behind it, and my eyes were hidden by the camera. He didn't bolt until I looked up.

[Billbo911]

This guy jumped up just before I clicked the shutter. Thanks PS!:D

[Stavhp]

more
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/Stav13/CyprusChristmasHoliday2005050.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/Stav13/CyprusChristmasHoliday2005050cop-1.jpg

[VGP]

Wow, nice transformations! I see what you guys are talking about and even though the changes were small it made a big difference. Becky N. Flywing, and Billbo911 that is awsome how you guys can take items like that out the picture. I had so many pictures like that, that I trashed. Lately I been keeping all my pics to learn how to do editing like that.

It's probably not a great place to ask, but how do you do it? Just give my a quick couple words atleast to get my foot in the door. I love to work hands on and I am a quick learner! Just give me an inch and from there I can explore which I also love to do. Thanks in advance!

[Billbo911]

Wow, nice transformations! I see what you guys are talking about and even though the changes were small it made a big difference. Becky N. Flywing, and Billbo911 that is awesome how you guys can take items like that out the picture. I had so many pictures like that, that I trashed. Lately I been keeping all my pics to learn how to do editing like that.

It's probably not a great place to ask, but how do you do it? Just give my a quick couple words at least to get my foot in the door. I love to work hands on and I am a quick learner! Just give me an inch and from there I can explore which I also love to do. Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the kind comments:D .

I am, for the most part, self taught on CS2. When I did the fix on this photo, I really didn't know much about the normal processes to fix things like this, ie. Clone Stamp, Healing Brush etc. So, I just did what I thought would be the "normal" way to do things, copy and paste. The difficult part was trying to copy areas of the water that looked like they would match up with what I felt should be behind the subject I was removing. One thing I learned quickly was how to select regions with irregular edges. I also figured out that every copy and paste wanted to be on it's own layer. Lastly, once all of the area was covered, I went back and used the Smudge tool to blend edges that were still visible.
This is NOT the best process to do this, but as you can see, it turned out well. I wish I could post the full res. version here, it is pretty amazing to see just how well it turned out, even at 200%.

[Becky N]

I use Paint Shop Pro X and used mostly the clone brush playing with the levels of hardness and opasity. One thing I have learned is do small steps at a time releasing your mouse button so when you use your favorite command "undo" you don't have to redo a huge area. Just dive in, play, have fun, and see what happens.

[Flywing]

I use Paint Shop Pro X and used mostly the clone brush playing with the levels of hardness and opasity. One thing I have learned is do small steps at a time releasing your mouse button so when you use your favorite command "undo" you don't have to redo a huge area. Just dive in, play, have fun, and see what happens.


Just saying me too here: Clone Brush junkie. Still learning about what does what and how to use it. It's great to see the work of others to be able to try what they have done.

[VGP]

Thanks for the kind comments:D .

I am, for the most part, self taught on CS2. When I did the fix on this photo, I really didn't know much about the normal processes to fix things like this, ie. Clone Stamp, Healing Brush etc. So, I just did what I thought would be the "normal" way to do things, copy and paste. The difficult part was trying to copy areas of the water that looked like they would match up with what I felt should be behind the subject I was removing. One thing I learned quickly was how to select regions with irregular edges. I also figured out that every copy and paste wanted to be on it's own layer. Lastly, once all of the area was covered, I went back and used the Smudge tool to blend edges that were still visible.
This is NOT the best process to do this, but as you can see, it turned out well. I wish I could post the full res. version here, it is pretty amazing to see just how well it turned out, even at 200%.

I have CS2 and a few other programs, but I use to copy and paste to and it was difficult finding areas to fit and match but it worked! That why I asked to find a less time consuming method. I never use to the Smudge Tool so I got to keep that in mind! Thanks!


I use Paint Shop Pro X and used mostly the clone brush playing with the levels of hardness and opasity. One thing I have learned is do small steps at a time releasing your mouse button so when you use your favorite command "undo" you don't have to redo a huge area. Just dive in, play, have fun, and see what happens.

I tried the Clone Stamp and it is awsome. I hear you on the small steps...I most have read your post fast, becuase I went stirght to work and learned the hard way. I came back and reread it and was like Homer DUH! Thanks!


Just saying me too here: Clone Brush junkie. Still learning about what does what and how to use it. It's great to see the work of others to be able to try what they have done.

I always used tools in different programs but never knew the actual job they were intended for. Not until recently I started paying more attention and actually doing some PS'ing. I saw your picture and remembered I had one similar and wanted to try it out. Thanks for the idea!


I do appreciate everyones help! Here is my first try at this. It's kind of funny now, becuase when I was out today I was thinking of pictures I could take with mistakes in them so that I could try to fix them at home...ha!

Before:

http://www.vgpinc.com/pictures/potn/birdpreps.jpg


After:

http://www.vgpinc.com/pictures/potn/birdps.jpg


More to come! :D

[snowrdr]

Here is one I did for a friend of mine... :D

before
http://www.pbase.com/snowrdr/image/71092628.jpg

After
http://www.pbase.com/snowrdr/image/59814519.jpg

[Becky N]

Here is my first try at this. It's kind of funny now, becuase when I was out today I was thinking of pictures I could take with mistakes in them so that I could try to fix them at home...ha!

Good first try, you even avoided the dreaded smudge line that can happen when cloning out thin lines like grass. Hey, digi film is cheep, no harm in taking pictures for the practice. I know we do.

Here is one I did for a friend of mine...

Nice, you do hair much better than I have. Did you think about taking the original background and apply a glausian blur? Just a thought, as I'm always playing with variations before deciding on a final end product.

[Broncosaurus]

I combined two macros here. Only showing one of the befores, and the after.

[TooManyHobbies]

I tried this type of thread earlier, but it ended up stopping. Let's keep this one going. I love this kind of stuff! Thanks Flywing.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=153850

[Flywing]

First try:

[Liam:]

my try:
before
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/linus4/IMG_7996.jpg
after
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/linus4/Untitled-1-4.jpg

[Becky N]

Here is a technique Bryan Peterson calls sandwiching, for others it is affectionately known as digi sammich:

Original:
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/061121-IMG_1317.jpg


Digi sammich:
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/061121-IMG_1317%20Sandwich.jpg

[misspix]

Becky, thank you for inspiring me to get off my butt and get back to it :)
I am also a fan of the digi sammich.
Before:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k259/miss-pix/POTN/Before.jpg
After:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k259/miss-pix/POTN/Christmas2006.jpg
I would also like to add that you (Becky) inspired me to play with borders/frames. Not quite to your level yet, and I hope you don't mind me borrowing your color technique as I search for my own style :D

[cfpackerfan]

That is GREAT, Terri!

[DozerLYP]

my friend took this pic with my 20d, and i needed to do some work to it...
so here's before
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n56/dozerlyp/ttttttrres.jpg
and after
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n56/dozerlyp/rrrrrrrrsaaa.jpg

[Flywing]

Wildlife is where you find it, (isn't that a clever statement):

[cfpackerfan]

Well done!

[mrt05zx6r]

Picture of my buddies car.

http://www.answers4pictures.com/album/albums/photoshop/park%28original%29.jpg

http://www.answers4pictures.com/album/albums/photoshop/park.jpg

Repost, but was more fitting here.

http://www.answers4pictures.com/album/albums/userpics/10001/d%28original%29.jpg

http://www.answers4pictures.com/album/albums/userpics/10001/camera.jpg

[misspix]

This set is scanned from a print (4 or 5 years old, taken with my Rebel G)
Before:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k259/miss-pix/POTN/Mygirls-origscan.jpg
And after:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k259/miss-pix/POTN/Mygirls.jpg

[cfpackerfan]

FAN-- FREAKIN--TASTIC!!!

[misspix]

FAN-- FREAKIN--TASTIC!!!
:D :D :D :D :D Thanks! I kinda impressed myself:o

[windshadow]

Ok here mine :)

Before
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/windshadow2006/1.jpg

After
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/windshadow2006/2.jpg

[PixelChick78]

Here's mine.
A beautiful girl with some typical teenage acne.

[TulipHill]

Nap time for the terrier...before:

http://www.tuliphillfarm.com/photos/indy_before.jpg

And after a little work on saturation, adding some blur around the edges, unsharpening, and enhancing levels:

http://www.tuliphillfarm.com/photos/indy_after.jpg

[TooManyHobbies]

Well this edit may look good or may look like ___. I'm away from home and using my work laptop which has a terrible LCD. I was going for extreme model look since she just started modeling school.

[r0yal]

Looks good TooManyHobbies.

maybe clone out that red spot on her neck tho...

[Flywing]

My youngest:

[Anh Bi]

Here's my take:

http://anh.bi.home.comcast.net/beforeDSCF0128.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/353696819_d52a441423.jpg

[randomgrafix]

Well this edit may look good or may look like ___. I'm away from home and using my work laptop which has a terrible LCD. I was going for extreme model look since she just started modeling school.
This looks fantastic Jeff... wow

[randomgrafix]

Took this shot from a minivan in B.C. Canada. Modified it for an ad I was hired to do.

[cfpackerfan]

Nicely done Marlon!

[theague]

wow marlon, that's an amazing befor/after!

[randomgrafix]

Nicely done Marlon!
Thnx I had fun doing it too. I was just going through my photos of my Canada trip and stumbled over this one and decided it'll be good for the ad.
Glad you like it.

[randomgrafix]

wow marlon, that's an amazing befor/after!
Thnx theague, the clouds are from a sunset shot I took back in Trinidad.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Nice background haha. I did some shooting down at the art museum in November.

I am going to have to go back at night... But gotta be careful then lol... Too close to the homeless.

Here's my take:

http://anh.bi.home.comcast.net/beforeDSCF0128.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/353696819_d52a441423.jpg

[betacam]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide27.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide30.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide32.jpg

[randomgrafix]

Great isolation/replacement shots... very cool.
I love the first one.
:cool:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide27.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide30.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide32.jpg

[dkimages]

Here is one I did that I used for a magazine view print.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/DKImages/IMG_2212.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/DKImages/IMG_2212_edited-1.jpg

[Serrator]

Here is one for I did for a Katrina photo rescue project:

Before:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Serrator/TIDWELL006reduced.jpg

After:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Serrator/TIDWELL006famfinalcopy1.jpg

[cfpackerfan]

WOW!! Serrator. I did a restoration like that for a friend of mine. And I was proud of it till I saw the excellent job you did on this one! :p ;)

I just took a second look, and I have to say again WOW!

It is amazing how you completely recreated the second girls legs and the barn. I am deeply impressed.

[VGP]

WOW!!! Great Job SERRATER!!! I am into the cars and especially the old classic ones and I appluad you on the work you did on fixing up the car and reviving the moment back into the picture....truly an artist at work!

[Elizabeth44]

My before and after

[dkimages]

My daughter wanted some 'cool' pictures of her guitar to hang in her room. This is what we came up with.

Before:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/DKImages/IMG_3811.jpg

After:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/DKImages/IMG_3811-copy.jpg

[thekid24]

The before photo was taken with my now departed Powershot S3 and I then took it to photostudio 5.5 (came with my canon scanner) and recreated a second waterdrop. It took up to 3 hours to do, everything from distorting, burning, dodging, bubbling, lot of things I cant even remember.

[mzad]

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/mzad70/IMG_1818_original.jpg


http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/mzad70/IMG_1818.jpg

[crayfish13]

Nice mzad I really looks like the car is moving. You guy are so good at photoshop

[Stavhp]

before
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/Stav13/IMG_0080.jpg
After
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f321/Stav13/nowitsdone-2.jpg

[Serrator]

cfpackerfan/VGP...thanks for the kind words!

I can tell you that I have had no greater pleasure with photo editing than I did with the Katrina pics I was asked to fix. Most of my editing is for fun for myself but when you work on someone else's memories that they think are gone and bring them back to life...there is no greater feeling. It definitely makes this type work much more meaningful. Thanks again.

[randomgrafix]

Here is one for I did for a Katrina photo rescue project:

Before:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Serrator/TIDWELL006reduced.jpg

After:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Serrator/TIDWELL006famfinalcopy1.jpg

This is by far one of the best reconstructions I've ever seen.
Excellent work. You're obviously a very patient person.

[dlcx]

I agree - sensational effort.

I've done a tiny bit of resoration work for a family friend once (nothing too difficult, just removing pen marks, scratches, creases etc) - abosolutely nowhere near the complexity of this one!

Awesome job.

Only thing which sticks out to me is that the skin on the little girls legs looks a little too white to me, I'd burn them in a little more? (compare them to say her arms, bit of a difference)

[TooManyHobbies]

Serrator, did you use other images to pull in stuff, the original image, or just paint it in yourself?

Crazy skills Serrator!

[TooManyHobbies]

1 Week Ago, 05:48 PM #53
mzad


Cool PP! Did you use blur or motion blurr?

[Serrator]

Thanks guys.

TooManyHobbies, the young girls legs I grafted in from a posed shot by my daughter...the rest was basically cloned/painted in. Thanks for checking it out.

[Strnge]

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/mzad70/IMG_1818_original.jpg


http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/mzad70/IMG_1818.jpg


How did you do that?

[Linkzi]

I took this photo before I bought photoshop cs2. This was my first attempt to remove an object.

Before

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/Linkzi/Around%20Hawaii/CRW_5350A_1.jpg


AFTER

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/Linkzi/Around%20Hawaii/CRW_5350A1.jpg
It is much easier to clone water than the dock. Next time i'll shoot the unwanted stuff on water or sky!

[mzad]

How did you do that?

Hey there strnge, I just selected the whole car and copied it as a new layer then applied some motion blur to the original layer. After that the wheels still didn't look quite right so i made new layers from them also and applied a small amount of radial blur to them.

Oh yeah i also had to erase the areas on the car layer where you could see through the windows.

[dilorenzo1954]

This one is from the Chicago Air & Water Show from last year. I was just shooting some people shots and shot this one I have no idea who she was but figured the chubby guy had to go.. Cloned out the bottles, towel and crackers and burned out the background, then converted it to monochrome for an artsy fartsy image...:rolleyes:

[Strnge]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide27.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide30.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/betacam99/slide32.jpg


How did you do the first one with the black floor and refection?

[TooManyHobbies]

I have no idea who she was but figured the chubby guy had to go.. :rolleyes:

Probably his under aged daughter. Are there legal issues here? Public event with no expectation of privacy, but you have altered the reality of the image portraying her as a model of lingerie or swimwear so technically.....

On the other side, I like the edit, I just would have smoothed her out a little and bumped up the impact in some places.

[SezzySue]

wow these are all amazing. the restoration one, the motorcycle ones, and the care with a blurred are all stunning

[Birdmanc]

Not a whole lot of change, but she doen't have a spray on orange tan anymore. :)