Budapest, Hungary.
While traveling abroad I did a series of postcards from each country. I successfully printed only one. Now my traveling photos are sitting here, waiting to be marveled. I've recently started playing around with Photoshop. The very last photo I took in Budapest is the very first photo I'll be talking about.
I wanted to use this picture for a postcard design, but the fence was too distracting. On the bench are my two very good friends, Jeremy (my boyfriend) and Kathrin (my roommate).
Seeing the problem
The scenery in the above photo is beautiful--but the black fence is in the way! I could crop the photo above the fence, but then Jeremy and Kathrin wouldn't be in it. Also, the color is drained from all the haze.
Solving the problem
- I took one copy of the photo and traced the ground below the fence, the bench and the people. Then I deleted the rest of the photo. You can see how it looked below:
2. I took another copy of the photo and placed the people and bench on top of it. As you can see above, the backpack on the bench is already gone. I just took an eraser tool to it.
3. Then I took the original picture and placed the traced image over it, covering up the original picture's fence. I made it all black and white, as you can see here:
Moving the people "up" in the picture helps us see the city in their point of view.
Adding details
I like the photo black and white, but I'd rather see Budapest in all its color. After I changed it back to color, I noticed all the mistakes--holes in the ground from the fence posts, the red backpack strap stuck on the bench, the terrible pasty look--so I used the patch and band aid tools to smooth everything out.
Afterwards I corrected some color, added vibrance and boosted up the contrast.
Before
After
I hope you enjoyed this quick post! You are welcome to comment below.
--JA