removing backgrounds
livinginoz
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i hope this is the right place for this question.....
i do a lot of photography at work, mostly taking pix of our products to go online or in our catalog. we handle cabinet hardware (yawn, i know). i will often just take a quick shot on my desk, or even in the little photo booth i made. however, i frequently need to remove the background and make a clipping path. i use the mask and touch up around the subject as needed, which sometimes can be quite time consuming.
is there another way to do this, or do i just keep on keeping on?
thanks :dunno
i do a lot of photography at work, mostly taking pix of our products to go online or in our catalog. we handle cabinet hardware (yawn, i know). i will often just take a quick shot on my desk, or even in the little photo booth i made. however, i frequently need to remove the background and make a clipping path. i use the mask and touch up around the subject as needed, which sometimes can be quite time consuming.
is there another way to do this, or do i just keep on keeping on?
thanks :dunno
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if you specify the following things:
1) OS
2) Software
3) Few (1..3) medium size samples of the pictures you're trying to cleanup that pose a problem...
HTH
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Magic wand, extract, pen - are all your friends.
Also you can try to get differently colored sheets of paper/fabric and each time use the one that contrasts with the subject but does not create unwanted shades.
Another, slightly more cumbersome, but otherwise very effective technique, is as follows (it can be your only choice if your subjects are highly reflective).
What you need is a mask/path.
What you don't need is a color shades/reflection.
Solution: Take TWO shots, one for the mask, another for the properly colored target.
Have the camera on a tripod and try not to move the subject if possible. Take one on the contrasty background and use it to generate to path/mask. Use the second one without any color side effects as your target image and apply the mask from the first one.
Even if the subject moves slightly between the shots, the mask will probably still be matching it very closely (you'd need to move it anyway from one image to another), and hopefully it will be relatively easy for you to clean a few discrepancies...
HTH
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thanks! i am printing it out and i will go over it thoroughly.
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