Removing reflexions from glass

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Stuart Pedazzo
Feb 22, 2006
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I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!

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Aad
Feb 22, 2006
"Stuart Pedazzo" schreef in bericht
I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!

Next time, use a pola filter.
Aad
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Stuart Pedazzo
Feb 22, 2006
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:31:24 +0100, "Aad" wrote:

"Stuart Pedazzo" schreef in bericht
I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!

Next time, use a pola filter.
Aad
The photo was taken by the client.
Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!
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Tacit
Feb 23, 2006
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Stuart Pedazzo wrote:

I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

That is how to do it properly–assuming you don’t want to take another poster’s advice and shoot the picture again with a polarizing filter over the camera lens. (Reflections from non-metallic surfaces are polarized; a polarizing filter on the camera makes them disappear.)


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noone
Feb 23, 2006
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In article ,
Stuart Pedazzo wrote:

I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

That is how to do it properly–assuming you don’t want to take another poster’s advice and shoot the picture again with a polarizing filter over the camera lens. (Reflections from non-metallic surfaces are polarized; a polarizing filter on the camera makes them disappear.)

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I know that you already have an image, but if it were my project, I’d reshoot. Depending on the size of the window, and the angle of view, my first choice would be to hang black cloth over the area that I was shooting, some distance back, but large enough to cover my field of view. I’d cut a small hole in the black cloth, just large enough for the lens.

Otherwise, it’s a long night with the Clone Tool, and even then, you (and the client) may not be totally pleased with the effort.

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Robert Feinman
Feb 23, 2006
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I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!
If the area with the reflections is just lighter and you can see the objects in the window then you can define the reflection area (or areas if they have different brightness). For each area create an adjustment curves layer and try lowering the brightness and/or raising the contrast to bring the tonal range close to that without the reflections.
If the reflections are so bright that you can’t see anything behind you have to use the clone tool.

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Stuart Pedazzo
Feb 23, 2006
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:48:34 -0500, Robert Feinman
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I have a picture of a storefront that has some reflexions in the store windows that I want to remove. The store front faces to the north (I am in the USA) so retaking the photo would probably not help. I could use the clone stamp and healing brushes and fumble my way through it, but I was wondering if anyone had a site that could give me tips on how to do it properly.

Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!
If the area with the reflections is just lighter and you can see the objects in the window then you can define the reflection area (or areas if they have different brightness). For each area create an adjustment curves layer and try lowering the brightness and/or raising the contrast to bring the tonal range close to that without the reflections.
If the reflections are so bright that you can’t see anything behind you have to use the clone tool.

Thanks to everyone.

I have spent quite a bit of time cleaning up this picture. Using levels adjustments and gaussian blurs I got most of the windows to look acceptable (at least in the client’s opinion).

Reshooting would have been my first choice, but the store employees are standing outside the store in the picture. Getting everyone together again would create problems that are not worth the hassle.

The client is happy so I am happy. Thanks again.
Sincerely,

Stuart Pedazzo….please, call me Stu!
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adam
Feb 24, 2006
reshooting is normally not a budgetary option for most folks, agreed.

personally i usually clone tool out stuff like that.

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