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I know this has been posted numerous times for various images but cannot locate through the search how this type of glare may be removed. Could someone please give me a short and easy removal. I know how it should have been shot and that there are various ways to position the subject and glasses......I did on most but this one slipped through and turned out to be a useful image to the client.
Thanks for your recommendations on processing this.

 
I'm not the best, but here's the two main processes I use for glare.

1) If lighting and the photo allow, I'll copy the good side and reverse it to the bad side. Using a separate layer, blending, and a mask to get it a close match. Then the clone and healing tools to complete the surgery with PWL to help blend.

2) If lighting and the photo don't allow, the only way I know is to slowly work your way accross with the clone tool and healing tools. Take longer, but it's the only way I know. Then again, PWL to help a final blend. I used process 2 on this one.



Kap
dpbel said:
I know this has been posted numerous times for various images but
cannot locate through the search how this type of glare may be
removed. Could someone please give me a short and easy removal. I
know how it should have been shot and that there are various ways
to position the subject and glasses......I did on most but this one
slipped through and turned out to be a useful image to the client.
Thanks for your recommendations on processing this.

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I got very good results using the Clone Stamp tool with a 15% hardness, 30% opacity and a 10 pixel brush. Work slowly sampling from like shadow and tone.

You have some very obvious clone marks on the boys cheeks that should be corrected.

k
 
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This month we will deal with another advanced technique for Glass glare. (Fig 1)

Of course, there are as many different types of glare as there are solutions, but we will focus on a large glare, obscuring much of the eye area that would normally be very time-consuming to rebuild and blend. This method actually goes pretty fast and yields great results.

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Bandnuts said:
I'm not the best, but here's the two main processes I use for glare.

1) If lighting and the photo allow, I'll copy the good side and
reverse it to the bad side. Using a separate layer, blending, and
a mask to get it a close match. Then the clone and healing tools
to complete the surgery with PWL to help blend.
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Could you go into more easy instructions how to do no 1? I don't know a lot about PS but have a good foundation of it but I still need easy instructions step by step. I want to learn this process as well.

Many thanks,
Bandnuts said:
2) If lighting and the photo don't allow, the only way I know is to
slowly work your way accross with the clone tool and healing tools.
Take longer, but it's the only way I know. Then again, PWL to help
a final blend. I used process 2 on this one.
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I took a different approach and attempted to rebuild the left side of his glasses by sampling skin colors and painting on blank layers. Also added a bit of noise and use the Patch tool to bring in some texture.

After staring at this for a while its hard to see where I might have goofed up.

 
What are those circular marks that are on his face, especially his cheeks?
 
Took another shot at this...hopefully its better.

 
just cringed when I read KTG's remark about the clone marks as I was using that image as an example and due to my disorganized workflow, happened to save it. I reposted the original in hopes to possibly get some more feedback on this glare issue. I had read some time ago on this forum some other instances of removal but am unable to find the posts in the DP search engine. The cloning does seem to work well but do recall another simplified way. Thanks to all who participated thus far
 
catz said:
Could you go into more easy instructions how to do no 1? I don't
know a lot about PS but have a good foundation of it but I still
need easy instructions step by step. I want to learn this process
as well.
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You might want to post an image (before and after) of your use of cloning so folks can give you specific recommendations or adjustments on your approach.

I find that I always try to use the healing brush before cloning tool - and when I use the cloning tool, my approach is a little different for each situation.

By posting the original and your approach, you can get the experts around here to help with specifics adjustments to your technique.

Good luck.
 
Melissa, I'm not good at showing what I do, but I'll try. Option 1 that you asked about here uses more copy processes then cloning. Best way for me to explain is to do a series of photos to show a sample glasses swap from one side to the other. Sorry if it looks a bit funky, but it's the best I could do. Here's the thought...

Imagine in a photo that there's an ugly star on one of the lenses that you want to edit out and the other side of the glasses looks good enough to use on both the left and the right...



Simply use the Lasso tool to mark the inside of the good lens and feather that selection just a bit.



Then copy and paste that selection to make a new layer with just the good lens (NOTE: I hid the background layer for an easier view).



Now you have to invert it to match the same of the other lens. For this one, you grab the left side of the selection and roll it over the top to the right side.



Make sure the width is correct and matches.



Then move it into place where the star lens was.



Fit it and use clone tool to touch up any bad areas.



Best I can do at an explanation. Hope it helps.

Kap..
catz said:
Bandnuts said:
I'm not the best, but here's the two main processes I use for glare.

1) If lighting and the photo allow, I'll copy the good side and
reverse it to the bad side. Using a separate layer, blending, and
a mask to get it a close match. Then the clone and healing tools
to complete the surgery with PWL to help blend.
Click to expand...
Could you go into more easy instructions how to do no 1? I don't
know a lot about PS but have a good foundation of it but I still
need easy instructions step by step. I want to learn this process
as well.

Many thanks,

Melissa - aka Catz
Click to expand...
 
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