 Danielle E. Rutter |
Battle of the Bulge
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A C |
The picture didn't load. I don't really know how to make it look loose ... but you can shave off some pounds in PS, no problem. Copy the background layer so you don't ruin the original. Go to Filter > Liquify. Use the Punk tool to bring things in. Also use the nudge tool (is that what's its called?) to push things in. Do this gradually and don't go overboard!!! Hope this helps. Let us know.
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A C |
Okay, now I see the photo. This would be easy. Just take the Punk tool after you've gone to Filter>Liquify and click once or twice on her tummy area. Make the brush size about the same as the area that needs to be fixed. You can adjust other settings in order to have control over the intensity of each mouse click.
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Danielle E. Rutter |
Thank you Cherylann! I see there's a whole lot of stuff in that liquify section I'm gonna need to learn. :)
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I've recently done exactly what you are trying to do....I used the 'clone' and a VERY steady hand. Zoom in. Watch so you don't make any odd shadows. I had a shot of an anniversary couple cutting the cake (very candid) and I thought they'd like to have it. But the woman's dress was wrinkled open in the cleavage area as she leaned a bit. I fixed it quite nicely using the 'clone'. Give it a try! While I am here...what kind of lighting set-up do you have? And where were you shooting this?
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Danielle E. Rutter |
All I've got is my external flash, which I bounce off of the ceiling. And I shot this in my parent's living room (these people are friends of the family). I have a portable backdrop that I bring from home to home for pictures and aside from the inability to do dramatic lighting... the external flash has worked well for me until I can afford something more.
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Jon Close |
Great. Now everyone wants the Katie Couric treatment. So much so that HP is incorporating "slimming" software in their digicams. LINK
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A C |
Not quite the same thing. Katie Couric did not know about the alterations and she didn't want them. Danielle's friend asked for this. She isn't doing a major overhaul either. The liquify tool can be used in many applications without distorting reality. It can sometimes help fix what the camera did wrong. For example .... nose jobs. Oh buddy, how terrible right? Making someone's nose smaller. How dare you?! But sometimes it is absolutely needed if the wrong lense was used. If the family portrait would have been composed differently, this whole issue could have been avoided. But it is too late; the portait session has ended. Editing the bulge will help take focus off that area and bring it back to where it belongs - the family, the faces, the closeness. I use the liquify tool only when needed. I see nothing wrong with using it in applications such as this. My opinions of course.
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W. |
Danielle, what you need next is off-camera flash. Preferably wireless. Maybe your cam/flash combo already can do that. OR maybe a connecting cord is the only thing neccessary to make your flash work off-camera. Meanwhile, a D-I-Y own bounce card (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCmuExlHvM) and a D-I-Y reflector (you can also use a car windshield shade) will increase your possibilities vastly, for very little money! You can even make a D-I-Y ringflash: http://photoblog.usefilm.com/articles/2006/10/02/build-your-own-cheapo-ring-flash.
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Danielle E. Rutter |
I will look into those. Are the bounce card and reflector things I would have to hold myself, though? Because I always thought they were. You're right. I could have avoided this by posing them differently. I easily just could have moved her daughter over to cover her stomach. But I didn't notice it either, unfortunately. And actually all she wanted done was to make the button area not look like it was about to pop open. And the liquify tool did that wonderfully. Thanks for the help everybody!
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