'55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more.

PhotosGuy · 19th of September 2004 (Sun)

I first posted minimally cleaned up pics of this '55 Chevy a few weeks ago here:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...=283946#283946

This is the original shot.

Today I got ambitious & worked on it a bit more. Here's a cleaned up version.

Just noticed: I knocked down those reflections under the door twice to about 40%. Looks like they need to go down to about 90%!
EDIT: This is wierd! In preview they were brighter than in the original pic. Now the submitted pic shows them much darker! I give up!

Chris1le · 19th of September 2004 (Sun)

Nice work there. I'd like to try that with some of my car show photos.

Ballen Photo · 19th of September 2004 (Sun)

Frank, I LIKE this! Nice PS work.

-Bruce

JZaun · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

Thats excellent Frank,, you are great with PS!!!

JZ

marie · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

that is beautiful.

man across the road had 'something' very like it ....for many years
he was from Scotland originally and brought it over when he moved here
he worshipped the ground it drove on

I just say it was 'something' very like your beauty in the picture here.
vauxhall had a car like it I think , am not sure at all
..so forget I said that

edit later :
just remembered ..
my neighbour's car was either an ' austin cambridge' saloon
or a ' morris oxford ' saloon ...
memory is only half slipping

Cobra351 · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

Nice job with the picture, and I have to add the car looks AWESOME!!

4walls · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

Wow, nice PS work...I was just hacking at this pic a little while ago...not your level of work, but I thought I would try.

http://www.photography-on-the.net/fo...ad.php?t=43253

PhotosGuy · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

Thanks everyone! I think I got that out of my system & I'll save the rest of the hard stuff for this winter. (Today I actually did some work on the garage door that I was avoiding this weekend!)

4walls: Pretty good job! Car show pics suffer from the poor quality of the light in those buildings... hundreds of little reflections in the wrong places & big, black holes of shadow also in the wrong places. It's almost impossible to make them look as good as they do outside under late PM light.

Scottes · 20th of September 2004 (Mon)

Very nice job!

PhotosGuy · 21st of September 2004 (Tue)

Thanks, Scottes.

After thought to 4walls:
Here's a "secret" to cleaning up a car - select the area you don't want to affect, like the door seam & the chrome strip. Then invert the selection. Work in small bits at a time. Have fun!

4walls · 21st of September 2004 (Tue)

Thanks for the tip...I have been using masks to work the areas I want
NOT to show through. Not sure if that is the best way or not, but it allows
me to paint the areas to hide and if I go too far, I can unpaint them.
Takes a bit of patience though.

PhotosGuy · 21st of September 2004 (Tue)

A selection IS a mask, can be saved as a mask, but a LOT quicker to make. I tried 'simple' masks once & found them to be a PITA.
See my comments on selections at:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...ad.php?t=34606

PhotosGuy · 24th of September 2007 (Mon)

Updated shot of a 12X18" print I made for John:
.

black_z · 26th of September 2007 (Wed)

That's SWEET!

PhotosGuy · 27th of September 2007 (Thu)

Thanks, it's a very clean car. The PS is simple stuff, really. Try it yourself.

19th of September 2004 (Sun)	#1
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 44,040	'55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more. I first posted minimally cleaned up pics of this '55 Chevy a few weeks ago here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...=283946#283946 This is the original shot. Today I got ambitious & worked on it a bit more. Here's a cleaned up version. Just noticed: I knocked down those reflections under the door twice to about 40%. Looks like they need to go down to about 90%! EDIT: This is wierd! In preview they were brighter than in the original pic. Now the submitted pic shows them much darker! I give up! __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? / The new default version of FireFox is color managed!

19th of September 2004 (Sun)	#3
Ballen Photo Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 14,879	Frank, I LIKE this! Nice PS work. -Bruce __________________ The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it.

20th of September 2004 (Mon)	#5
marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of ireland Posts: 21,021	Re: '55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more. that is beautiful. man across the road had 'something' very like it ....for many years he was from Scotland originally and brought it over when he moved here he worshipped the ground it drove on I just say it was 'something' very like your beauty in the picture here. vauxhall had a car like it I think , am not sure at all ..so forget I said that edit later : just remembered .. my neighbour's car was either an ' austin cambridge' saloon or a ' morris oxford ' saloon ... memory is only half slipping __________________ Regards,Marie Pro1/ EOS 40D /24-105/70-300/10-22/60mm Last edited by marie : 27th of September 2007 (Thu) at 17:26.

20th of September 2004 (Mon)	#6
Cobra351 Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 2,818	Nice job with the picture, and I have to add the car looks AWESOME!! __________________ Canon 5D Canon 40D - Infrared Modified (www.lifepixel.com) Canon Lenses: 17-40, 24-105 f/4 IS, 100 2.8 Macro, TS-E 90, 70-200 f/4 IS, 100-400 IS Canon EF25 II , EF 1.4x II Smith & Wesson M&P 340CT .357 Magnum

20th of September 2004 (Mon)	#7
4walls Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Abbotsford Posts: 1,336	Wow, nice PS work...I was just hacking at this pic a little while ago...not your level of work, but I thought I would try. http://www.photography-on-the.net/fo...ad.php?t=43253 __________________ Canon 20D, EF 24-70 F/2.8L "The Brick", Sigma 70-200 F/2.8, 430EX, Lowepro Slingshot 100AW, BG-E2 grip

19th of September 2004 (Sun)	#2
Chris1le Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Posts: 832	Nice work there. I'd like to try that with some of my car show photos. __________________ My Pictures : My Gear I Reject Your Reality And Substitute My Own - Adam Savage

20th of September 2004 (Mon)	#4
JZaun Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,688	Thats excellent Frank,, you are great with PS!!! JZ

20th of September 2004 (Mon)	#9
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA Posts: 12,915	Very nice job! __________________ You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Scottes' Rum Pages - Rum Reviews And Info Finally, I have a Gallery! Follower of Fidget - Joined the cult of HAMSTTR©

21st of September 2004 (Tue)	#10
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 44,040	Thanks, Scottes. After thought to 4walls: Here's a "secret" to cleaning up a car - select the area you don't want to affect, like the door seam & the chrome strip. Then invert the selection. Work in small bits at a time. Have fun! __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? / The new default version of FireFox is color managed!

24th of September 2007 (Mon)	#13
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 44,040	Re: '55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more. Updated shot of a 12X18" print I made for John: . __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? / The new default version of FireFox is color managed!

26th of September 2007 (Wed)	#14
black_z Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,145	Re: '55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more. That's SWEET!

27th of September 2007 (Thu)	#15
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 44,040	Re: '55 Chevy, cleaned up a bit more. Thanks, it's a very clean car. The PS is simple stuff, really. Try it yourself. __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? / The new default version of FireFox is color managed!

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