Re: Spot the inserted figure

On Aug 20, 1:11 am, James Greene <jgree...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:37:34 -0700, mianil...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Aug 19, 4:32 am, "N" <n...@xxxx> wrote:
<mianil...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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First of all, this is not a challenge. It's a request to help me
improve my beginner's skill at using Photoshop. In this crop
from a group photohttp://tinyurl.com/2fjluvIhave inserted a
figure that was not present in the original. Someone with more
experience can probably spot it easily. Can you please tell me
which factor(s) let you pick it out ?

What's the relationshipt between the smiling woman and the kid who took the
photo? She's the only person with a real smile.

No relation. The kid who took the photo is my son, but I don't
know the smiling lady except that she's a relative of the groom.

Here's the revelation :
The wedding was at 7:00 AM, too early for me. So my wife and our
son witnessed the ceremony along with a few close friends and
relatives, and my son took the pictures.

I inserted my picture later. That's me at the extreme left of
the second row, wearing brown trousers, suede shoes and a light
tan shirt. The woman in the pink blouse, next to me, is my wife.
I chose this shot because there was this convenient space for my
picture.

I used Irfanview to adjust picture size and white balance to
match the two photos, MS Paint to cut and paste, and Photoshop
for lighting effects (dodge and burn tools) and to blur the edges
where my picture blends into the main photo.

I'll give kudos when kudos are due.

Congrats.

For a first-time effort you did an admirable job. Much better than any first
attempts I've ever seen anyone else do. The most difficult task of all is trying
to match the light-sources of the pasted subject which you accomplished quite
well. That's always the first thing that I look for when trying to find a patch
job, and why I was frustrated with the flash that was used. You managed to
balance artificial and ambient lighting almost perfectly to hide the patch.
Given the tools that you worked with it's excellent. I looked closely for
inconsistencies of edge detail and why I needed to see a larger image to detect
that. The shadow on the step was one of the reasons I also overlooked your image
as the pasted subject. If you hadn't done that it would have been obvious. I'm a
photo/video-doctorer on rare occasions so I watch for all the subtle nuances and
tricks, knowing what it takes to make it not only passable but believable. As
yours is.


Thanks for your comments and suggestions.

I guess now we'll have to look forward to all those photos of new Elvis
sightings that you'll be uploading all over the net. :-)

I'm a huge fan of Elvis. In fact, I've sung his songs in concerts
and at friends' parties, but I don't think I'll use his picture
to fool others. That would be blasphemy ! :-) :-) Just kidding.
It's a nice idea - maybe not on the net, but showing off a
picture of me and the king singing a duet, perhaps....hmmm.

My niece has asked me to do a picture of Beckham holding his arms
around her (most of my people are soccer fans and women go ga-ga
over his good looks).

I also wonder what the other wedding guests will say when given that photo and
not remembering you being there. Just play it up as if you were. Make them think
their minds are going. That's always fun.

I already did that, or rather, the groom did. He was delighted
and had several copies printed just to have fun with the guests.
The best man in particular was dumb-founded.

This reminds me of why photo and video evidence should be illegal in any
court-room today. Given enough time I can doctor a photo or video that would
pass the muster of any jury.

p.s. While the situation doesn't present itself well in your photo, in the
future watch too for reflected colors off of nearby objects that might influence
the hues on your pasted subject. That's something that few remember to do when
embarking on photo-doctoring. Just a hint to help you along in your hobby.

I'll try to remember that.

p.p.s. In the larger resolution image look at the back of your pant-leg edge and
the stair-step behind by the other person's shoe .... you missed a spot. I'd
have caught that if on a jury.

Good spotting. The only excuse I have for missing that spot is
that the shoe is a black-and-beige sneaker. The spot is very
close to the point where sunlight glancing off dust on the side
of the sole is just beginning to lighten the shade. If I were
the side presenting the photo as evidence in court and was
cross-examined by Perry Mason, I'd probably claim that it was
sunlight falling on the shoe. "Look at the bridegroom's right
hand and shirt cuff," I'd say. Just kidding again. You're right.
I looked at the original photo again and of course, the
light-shaded area should be just hidden by my pant-leg.

.

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