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Posted on 09/05/07 11:07:00 AM |
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Dave White
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Lens Flare
Hi, I'm new here, so will be interested to see how this works. Anyone got any ideas on how you would correct unwanted lens flare - please don't say 'avoid it to start with'! I've got a few ideas, but am looking for inspiration. Anyone feeling inspiring? |
Posted on 10/05/07 00:15:26 AM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Do you have an exmple image you could post here? Memebers of this forum are a visual oriented bunch. And they will probably have a crack at it. Oh, and welcome to the Greatest Forum On Photoshop Cheating!  _________________ |
Posted on 10/05/07 4:48:59 PM |
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Dave White
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Re: Lens Flare
Hi, Pierre, This is just a part of the image. I'm down to do a talk on Photoshop at a local camera club and it was one of the questions I've been asked. In that lens flare damages the image, the standard repair tools (Healing and Patch, Clone etc) are the obvious bet, but I've been trying to 'cheat'. One thing I've discovered is that there are different kinds of flare. For example, it can be just plain bleaching, or you can get chromatic effects along with it. Another thing I found is that it's often easier to see areas of damage in a channel rather than the image as a whole. I've tried making a feathered selection around the flare, copying it onto a layer, then adjusting the Levels to bring as much detail out as possible. Then I added a Layer Mask and applied a radial gradient to the mask to fade the Levels adjustment from the middle of the flare out. Be interested to hear of any other approaches that 'Cheat'. Nothing wrong with 'cheaters' - they're the fastest animals on earth! Thanks for the welcome. I've been meaning to join for some time. |
Posted on 10/05/07 4:54:25 PM |
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Dave White
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Re: Lens Flare
Idiot! Forgot the image!!  |
Posted on 10/05/07 8:49:13 PM |
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hi-liter
Pastiche Painter Posts: 108 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Hey Dave, thanks for sharing the picture... I downloaded it and opened in Photoshop... duplicated the layer and used the burn tool (midtones) exposer set to 10% and a soft brush... and just lightly went over the areas until they blended in... seemed to work okay. Hope it helps... _________________ Drawing attention to what otherwise might be overlooked... emphasizing things that matter. |
Posted on 11/05/07 04:19:20 AM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Hi Dave. Here is my go at this. I spent about 20 minutes. It could use a little more work, but you get the idea. I put a marquee around the area that I wanted to correct, and then added an adjustment layer. I used a hue/saturation layer in some spots, and levels in other spots. I then adjusted the layer to remove the blue for the areas that the lens flare was too blue, and just darkened the areas that were blown out with a levels layer. I overshoot on purpose. I then can go back and fine tune it by painting with white or black on the mask layer, with a soft brush set to a low opacity. This is similar to using the burn and dodge tools, but is easy to reverse or correct if you make a mistake. just press X to reverse your brush color and brush over the spot again. Or through the layer away, and start over.  |
Posted on 11/05/07 09:15:39 AM |
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rufus
Destructive Demon Posts: 243 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Hi Dave, Here is a link to a Russell Brown tutorial that describes a non-destructve way of dodging and burning. With this method you can tweek the image to your heart's content. http://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/SoftDodgeSM.mov rufus |
Posted on 11/05/07 09:34:02 AM |
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Dave White
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Re: Lens Flare
Thanks, everyone - this is really useful. I tend to dislike burning/dodging because it really justs darkens/lightens and you have to get it just right, otherwise it kinda looks odd- but maybe that's my heavy hand. I've yet to look at Russell Brown's tutorial, Rufus - just downloaded it. I did come across a method which used dodge/burn on channels, which means you are adjusting colour balance, but I can't find it now. The forum has passed its first test and exceeds my expectations !!!! Thanks again, guys! I'm privileged to be in your company, and humbled by your knowledge. _________________ To strive for perfection for yourself is laudible. To demand it from others is not. |
Posted on 11/05/07 09:42:28 AM |
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Dave White
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Re: Lens Flare
Incidentally, this isn't really a picture of a rubbish bin in the middle of a pier. It's part of a panoramic image and I just snatched the worst bit. Thought I should clear that up! _________________ To strive for perfection for yourself is laudible. To demand it from others is not. |
Posted on 11/05/07 10:27:23 PM |
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David Asch
Tech Support Posts: 1913 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Oh, I thought it was kind of post-modern! _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 12/05/07 00:57:29 AM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply |
Re: Lens Flare
Thanks Rufus, I am familiar with that method, and in fact my method is sort of a modified version of that method. I do it this way, because I can do the same thing, only faster. Also, I am not restricted to dodge and burn, but as I mentioned for I can remove spots of color cast, etc...  |
Posted on 28/05/07 08:55:37 AM |
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中国风
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Re: Lens Flare
大家好，我来自中国，很高兴在这里看到大家! 不知道大家看的懂我的文字吗   |
Posted on 28/05/07 11:57:05 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Lens Flare
Say what??  _________________ Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up ... |