Removing Tourists
posted on 19th of august, 2008
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Have you ever waited patiently in front of a landmark, maybe a fountain or cathedral, hoping that there would be a magic moment when there was no one in the frame--no dogs, no kids, no tourists taking their own pictures?
I've spent many such moments, not always patiently. Sometimes I would give up, other times the image wouldn't be what I wanted because I needed to snap away in the .5 seconds when the coast was clear.
I have discovered an almost unbelievable function in Photoshop: the ability to combine multiple photos and create a composite in which there are no people (or dogs). To do this, you need to take several pictures of your subject. It doesn't matter how many people are in them, as long as there are at least two shots showing each part of the landmark (in other words, there need to be at least two shots in which no one is standing in front of any particular point). Once you get back to your computer, fire up PS, align the layers, and voila--a clean image.
There are a couple catches. First, I believe you need the extended version of PS to do this. Second, the first time around, it's a little tricky (at least for me) to sort out all the steps. However, once you get the hang of it, it's a piece of cake. Just look in PS help under 'align layers.'
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Tags: align fountain photoshop remove tourist
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Comments (7)
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Great help ... thanks
- posted by
Davulcu
on December 27, 2009 |
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good news if such thing is possible....
Well, the only thing with eddion is ...well it is fast just few minutes...yep ...but few minutes for hundred pictures... damned it is whole day... So another option is to get upe early, very early and be on location before the tourist ...then when they arrive ..have a cup of coffe enjoying place ...:)
- posted by
Sophiesourit
on September 09, 2008 |
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Great idea. I never thought of getting rid of people THAT way! smiles - Ann
- posted by
Parrypix
on August 21, 2008 |
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yes, this is one of the most amazing photoshop features. it also works really well for removing grain from images because grain is placed randomly, PS can pick apart the grain once you have enough images overlayed.
- posted by
Bugsy
on August 20, 2008 |
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I ran into the same problem as well, and this sounds like a good idea.
- posted by
Py2000
on August 19, 2008 |
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What a neat idea! Thank you for sharing!
- posted by
Sparkmom
on August 19, 2008 |
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Just be sure you take a few photos of the subject, and make sure you have at least two clear views of each point of it. It helps considerably to keep your vantage point and exposure as consistent as possible, too.
- posted by
Charlesoutcalt
on August 19, 2008 |
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