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<blockquote data-quote="mikew_RIP" data-source="post: 688509" data-attributes="member: 14174">What a finished image looks likes&nbsp; can vary between photographers but this is my take on this image,i know i could have used layers but i dont,Where i do a lot of shooting it can have a very distracting background and can get a bit bird busy, here is a before example.before[ATTACH=full]302629[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; To get the image how I want it using Photoshop the raw is first loaded into ACR and I click auto, if i like the result i then open in photoshop.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For this image I did, the resize first as my computer can be slow, 1024 on the long side.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cloned out all the OOF birds using content aware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Leveled the image&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Then did a crop extending the canvass anywhere I felt it needed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The empty canvas areas where filled using content aware&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Subject select was used on the bird and then inverted.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lens blur was used on the background&nbsp; &nbsp; Resized back to 1024 due to canvass extensionAfter[ATTACH=full]302630[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mikew_RIP, post: 688509, member: 14174"] What a finished image looks likes can vary between photographers but this is my take on this image,i know i could have used layers but i dont, Where i do a lot of shooting it can have a very distracting background and can get a bit bird busy, here is a before example. before [ATTACH type="full"]302629._xfImport[/ATTACH] To get the image how I want it using Photoshop the raw is first loaded into ACR and I click auto, if i like the result i then open in photoshop. For this image I did, the resize first as my computer can be slow, 1024 on the long side. Cloned out all the OOF birds using content aware Leveled the image Then did a crop extending the canvass anywhere I felt it needed. The empty canvas areas where filled using content aware Subject select was used on the bird and then inverted. Lens blur was used on the background Resized back to 1024 due to canvass extension After [ATTACH type="full"]302630._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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