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hipsta, snapseed
hipsta, snapseed
B&W RESULT: #218 Black & White Challenge
- Thread starter JillyG
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lkbside
MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Leslie
- Device
- iPhone15
Thanks! It’s a learning curve but not really difficult. I’m going back to work with some travel photos on the roll. I’ve yet to figure out how to get a transparent background in ps express.
One key tip is to shoot facades and other little details like decorative windows, etc. straight on from far enough back. We’re going to Florida tomorrow so I’m hoping to find some fun pastel houses, buildings to play with.
lkbside
MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Leslie
- Device
- iPhone15
She uses Retouch & SKRWT, but I find it easier to get rid of the background as well as straighten with PS Express. Somehow she is able to get rid of background stuff with selective brightening in Snapseed, but I’ve not been able to master that.
lkbside
MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Leslie
- Device
- iPhone15
She adds birds to balance her compositions, but as you would expect she keeps them minimal in numbers, usually three.View attachment 173854
I was trying out lkbside Leslie’s top tips - the Snapseed one worked a treat to remove the sky. The birds, from DistressedFX, might be a bit OTT.
Figured out how to make a transparent background in ps express. You save your cutout as a png not jpg.
i think that’s the same with SuperimposeX and Procreate.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
Me too. Clearly I didn't have a full picture of how the selective adjust works on snapseed. Nice one.
Here's the Help page on it should any one want it.
Yes, PNG supports transparency while JPG and TIF don't. Same in every app. I found it handy to create an album in Photos just for PNGs so I can find them easily again when collaging.i think that’s the same with SuperimposeX and Procreate.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
Interesting, the magic of Snapseed eh. Don't actually understand how you could get rid of the background though, I'm probably just being thick.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
some backgroundery in SS
rizole
It's not even my banana.
Not thick.
Selective adjust effects pixels of a similar kind. I'm not clear of the selection criteria (looks like colour values on the face of it but there might be more to it.) and adjusts only them. So if you have a blue sky and a red brick building, for instance, selectively adjusting the sky will only affect the sky, not the buiding. If you want to get rid of sky, selectively adjust it one or more times to do that.
So here's the original...
and here's the output after 4 passess with the selective tool.
Look at that tree. Nice clean branches, no blur, no blue, nice.
There's also lightening of the clock faces and other surfaces so it's not infallible but that could be masked in the edit stack.
Also, a quick demo edit so please ignore any inconsistentcy.
Add with the healing and brush tools to lighten/darken and you have an effective way to remove backgrounds...
How to Change Background and Remove Objects in Snapseed
Looking for how to add an artistic look to a photo? Check out how to change background and remove objects in Snapseed.
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Geek1956
IOTM Winner - Mar, May, Oct 21 & Jan, Mar 22
- Real Name
- Kevin
- Device
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
I haven’t used Snapseed often but that was a good easy to understand tip
rizole
It's not even my banana.
In my own experiments today with it I found masking in the edit stack was needed more or less consistently to remove changes I didn't want.Not thick.
Selective adjust effects pixels of a similar kind. I'm not clear of the selection criteria (looks like colour values on the face of it but there might be more to it.) and adjusts only them. So if you have a blue sky and a red brick building, for instance, selectively adjusting the sky will only affect the sky, not the buiding. If you want to get rid of sky, selectively adjust it one or more times to do that.
So here's the original...
View attachment 173860
and here's the output after 4 passess with the selective tool.
View attachment 173861
There's also lightening of the clock faces and other surfaces so it's not infallible but that could be masked in the edit stack.
Also, a quick demo edit so please ignore any inconsistentcy.
Add with the healing and brush tools to lighten/darken and you have an effective way to remove backgrounds...
How to Change Background and Remove Objects in Snapseed
Looking for how to add an artistic look to a photo? Check out how to change background and remove objects in Snapseed.www.guidingtech.com
That said, I think the beauty of the selective adjust is it's edge detection. If I had a £1 for everytime time I've tried to lighten or darken a background with the brush and ended up with messy edge boundaries, I'd have £30-£50.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
Selective adjust family photo sans 'Er in lockdown.
I like this. I like it better with a 4:3 crop which takes out the pole. You lose some of those great tyre tracks, but I like the more immediate car and more stark sky.
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Tiny bubbles
Native cam, Photos
That is a very good idea.
That cat
Muse
Fragment wreck of a Blackie edit.
Is the little girl blowing the bubbles?
There's a bubble machine just off to the right. She was transfixed as they flooded over her.
Definitely has personality.That cat
Digging for treasure
photo courtesy Caylene‘s iPhone: my edit in Blackie
Edit: Also my dog
photo courtesy Caylene‘s iPhone: my edit in Blackie
Edit: Also my dog
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