Is there anyone out there that can direct me to a good, simple way to clean up the scuff marks that turn up on a seamless backdrop? You know the ones that start off as a little and by the end of the shoot you wonder if the model was walking through mud before she came over.
Anyway, I have a bunch of photos to edit that all took place at the same time (look book shoot on white seamless paper) and I need a quick way to make everything a nice bright white so that I can get them doen and to my client quickly. Perhaps some sort of masking technique? Clone stamp seems to be taking forever. Any help is greatly appreciated and forgive me for not responding immediately. I will comment back when I free up from work. Thanks
healing brush? it's all a pretty standard texture... shouldn't be too hard for the brush to figure out what to use. if it is, use the healing brush where you define the clone source.
This my be a little off topic since you asked how to clean the seamless but an ounce of prevention is sometime worth a pound of cure, you know the old saying. In the future, if you make sure the shoes are clean- use a towel, damp cloth, or whatever works, that way you'll spend less time in post and your seamless will last a little longer. Just a thought.
hs photography wrote: This my be a little off topic since you asked how to clean the seamless but an ounce of prevention is sometime worth a pound of cure, you know the old saying. In the future, if you make sure the shoes are clean- use a towel, damp cloth, or whatever works, that way you'll spend less time in post and your seamless will last a little longer. Just a thought.
3, 2, 1, Back in the room!! That would be a dream, the perfect world but... you know that will never happen!! :-)
hs photography wrote: This my be a little off topic since you asked how to clean the seamless but an ounce of prevention is sometime worth a pound of cure, you know the old saying. In the future, if you make sure the shoes are clean- use a towel, damp cloth, or whatever works, that way you'll spend less time in post and your seamless will last a little longer. Just a thought.
Just in case anyone is willing to admit that we baby boomers just might know something, here's a tip.
When I was learning fashion/glamour back in the days before Photoshop (the 1970's to be exact), the photographer that I was assisting kept 2" wide rolls of masking tape on hand. He would have me cover the soles and heels of the models' shoes with it and then trim around the edges so that it wouldn't show in the photos. He was able to get, on average, 5 or more shoots on the same section of the paper before I had to cut it off and discard it.
3, 2, 1, Back in the room!! That would be a dream, the perfect world but... you know that will never happen!! :-)
How hard is to have a rug or towel lying next to the seamless and have the model wipe their feet before stepping onto the paper? Once the shoes are cleaned, they shouldn't have to keep cleaning them. I think that's easier than spending unnecessary time in post.
How hard is to have a rug or towel lying next to the seamless and have the model wipe their feet before stepping onto the paper? Once the shoes are cleaned, they shouldn't have to keep cleaning them. I think that's easier than spending unnecessary time in post.
About as hard as it would be for photographer's to bother cleaning dust off their camera sensors
About as hard as it would be for photographer's to bother cleaning dust off their camera sensors
I would imagine in your case, photographers feel that since they're having you retouch their images, there's not much need for them to clean things up a bit before hand. But with the seamless, that's the photographer's responsibility and cost out of their budget and time from their schedule. If one needlessly wasted enough paper, they would come up with a solution. As thrifty as I am, I sure would.
About as hard as it would be for photographer's to bother cleaning dust off their camera sensors
even if the soles are clean the black rubber leaves little marks on the paper, even though the paper is "relatively" cheap, it adds up. Theres a clear film with semi sticky adhesive on it you can apply to the shoes after you clean the soles and heels, that may help. You can find it at dental supply they use it to cover in use areas another place is Uline supply
hs photography wrote: How hard is to have a rug or towel lying next to the seamless and have the model wipe their feet before stepping onto the paper? Once the shoes are cleaned, they shouldn't have to keep cleaning them. I think that's easier than spending unnecessary time in post.
Don't get me wrong, I am totally with you in this one!! Unfortunately that's not the real world... 99% of my clients don't do that!!
Chase Retouching wrote: About as hard as it would be for photographer's to bother cleaning dust off their camera sensors
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