Retouching The World.

[kevin powell]

Welcome to the glamorous life of a photo retoucher.

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This is all in a days work using the “Can You Just….” feature in photoshop. >:(

[Mike McKeown]

So listen, Can You Just help me by making all my fish double in size, it just means my lies, seem truths…
;D ;D ;D

[Zach Matthews]

Interesting.

[kevin powell]

I just take it out and put it in… TVs not big enough… Light Poles. Awnings on buildings. Motion on parked cars. The reflections on glass tables and water are the fun part.

I can’t understand it either. Skies and trees are one thing…

[Rich Kovars]

I gotta say, I could burn some time just trying to find all the differences!
🙂

[Eric DeWitt]

It took me a while to find the dang helo.

[kevin powell]

I know… it is kind of like playing where’s waldo.

I give you a little walk through

1. Pole behid the Palm had to go – that means the reflection had to go as well, and fix the orange mess in the palm, (That is a blooming palm tree)

2. Don’t like the light pole, and brighten up the sky while you are at it.

[Mike McKeown]

Firstly, “what bent gutter?”, I didnt notic half the thins you fixed, but now that you have shown them to us, WOW… I really did not see that the buildings where not straight, but once you had fixed it, it made a huge difference to the pic… whats that called, Venting???

Secondly, you’re pretty good… I really like the changes you made to the sky and the colors on the couches works very well.

Thirdly, get that pic I posted of the guy smilling while landing a fish, and make me famous…

[Mark Landerman]

Any chance you can get me a copy of that picture on the wall?

[kevin powell]

Bill you are correct… and it drives me crazy as well. They ask for it – they get it. The sky you mentioned cropped out and I didnt want to charge for the time on the tree.

The crazy unnatural stuff – that was the reason for the post. I’m glad you got it and yes – I hate it. This was all one days work… One crazy day.

[Aaron Otto]

Kevin,

I don’t know how you did it, but in the living room shot-where you changed up picture on the wall and in turn the reflection in the coffee table- well, that is really cool.

A

[kevin powell]

Reflections on glass tables. To give you the short answer.

It is easy to put the reflection on the table. In PS transform, reverse and distort til it looks right. Then put the transparency to the layer

The hard part is taking the old reflection out. Lots of cloning, healing and hand painting. 🙁

That was a fun one.

[Aaron Otto]

You make it sound easier than it is, I think.

[kevin powell]

You make it sound easier than it is, I think.

[Ben Cochran]

Well done Kevin!

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