Get rid of lens flare

jandrewnelson · December 8, 2009

What is the easiest way to get rid of lens flare. This customer is paying me a few ($10) for this photo if I can get rid of the lens flare. Since the money is not that great, I don't want to spend alot of time on it.

The photo is:

Thanks for the help!

Jerry
www.Meesoon.smugmug.com

BinaryFx · December 8, 2009

Jerry, if you mean the blown sky - did you shoot raw format?

If you wish to add blue to the blown sky in a realistic manner, that is easy (although it will be flat and boring). If you wish detail, you will need raw or to fake it and drop in a new sky (from another photo or computer generated).

If you mean the flare spot on the man's shoulder/upper arm, yes there is a quick fix.

As a hack photographer (rare hobby) - I am learning more and more about the importance of using spot metering instead of matrix/area metering (not to mention bracketed exposures and exposure compensation)!

Stephen Marsh

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/
http://prepression.blogspot.com/

BinaryFx · December 8, 2009

Some previous links that demonstrate the reduction of the flare "hot-spot":

http://www.screencast.com/t/XL4NkyrwC

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=143023

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=71091

Regards,

Stephen Marsh

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx/
http://prepression.blogspot.com/

Get rid of lens flare

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