Questions tagged [photo-editing]
Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.
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Batch edit "canvas" of photos with different aspect ratio
I have a batch of images that are of different size and aspect ratio.
I need to give them all a square canvas (x=y) with the image in the center.
With the imaging software that I am using (photoshop &...
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Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: A change in Develope remove all Fujifilm metadata
Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: Any change in Develope removed all Fujifilm metadata (Exif tags) when saved.
When comparing a jpg file from my X-H2s camera by ExifTool, the following where missing ...
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Correct overexposed photo using other photos
I photographed my parents' house at various stages of painting it and then used Hugin to align them ("No exposure correction, low dynamic range") for the purpose of making a slideshow. The ...
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What's the best way to re-save after editing in IrfanView? (For print)
I made some small edits on a JPG in IrfanView (cropping and color corrections), and want to save it without losing any quality, but would rather not save as a PNG as it doubles the size. If I save it ...
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What type of editing is necessary to achieve this type of watch photo?
The first photo is mine and the rest are thewatchbox.com photos which I'm trying to replicate. Their photos have deeper colors and pop more. Mine seems to have a grey tone to it. Anything I can do pre ...
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How do I shift still images to fit exactly so I can create a timelapse movie?
I want to make a time lapse film with my 365 handheld photos of nature in a year :) Therefore, I have to assemble the photos, which many free video editor programs can do.
But how do I do an exact ...
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How can I edit pictures of people that have vitiligo?
It's a question about photo editing : What would be a trick to reduce the visibility of the white stains of the skin due to "vitiligo" (Vitiligo is a strange illness(?) that make the skin been totally ...
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Why does opening photos in Windows preview result in a yellowish tint?
I have a weird case wich I expect someone can solve. I have edited some photos in Lightroom and exported them to Flickr. When I download them in another computer and open them in the Windows Preview (...
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How to normalize exposure in areas of a photo ("photo to scan" look)
A client commissioned me, as an "extra" at the end of a portrait job, to take pictures of graffiti on their stairs walls. in the flat grey area there is a bird painted (censored).
Setting up ...
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Why are the colours are not coming out right in my infrared photography?
I am new to IR photography. I recently converted my Nikon D800 to full spectrum (done at a shop professionally) and got a Kolari 550nm IR filter because I want to capture a lot of false colour in my ...
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Which non-raw formats have the same capabilities as raw?
There's plenty of "raw vs jpeg" stuff out there, but no one ever seems to talk about other formats like TIFF (16 bit, uncompressed or lossless compression).
When color grading or doing ...
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Why does Lightroom CC Library Module adds grain and/or texture to certain of my images that is not present in the Develop Module?
I've seen a few posts about the lightroom Library Module having a change in colors from the Develop Module because of the different color space they use but in my case it's more a question of Noise ...
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How to edit my pictures to get this look?
I’m a wedding photographer and there is this beautiful creamy sort of dull look on some pictures I saw. I’ve been practicing and practicing to get the same look but I have not been able to. Could I ...
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For what case is "Image sizing" in Lightroom relevant? [duplicate]
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A digital picture is in my opinion only a sequence of pixels. e.g. in the .png format (simply explained) for each pixel, the color value and its position is stored.
So how big a digital ...
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Is there solution for dynamic masking in Photoshop?
I'd like to achieve a "dynamic" masking workflow where one layer is masked based on another greyscale layer or group which I can actively edit and see the final results instantly with the ...
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What is a "losee file format"?
I am wondering what a "losee file format is". I came across the term in my photography class book The exact question in the book is:
Which of these file formats are considered losee?
Does that ...
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If I ask someone at a printing shop to upscale a photo, what will he or she do?
I was sent a photo that was scanned at 300 DPI and it’s roughly 2000 x 2500 pixels. I’ve decided that I want to print it as a large print which will measure 20 inches x 30 inches and that works out ...
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Prevent my Pixel 6 smartphone from auto-editing my photos
I have a Google Pixel 6 that I bought mostly because of the good camera. I have to admit, for a phone, it's amazing. However, a "feature" really annoys me: it keepes automatically editing ...
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PNG files in photography workflow
I shoot Fujifilm and like the builtin film sims. Capture One, does a good job at reproducing them, but I find sometimes Fuji JPEGs better, particularly when some proprietary features (e.g Color Chrome ...
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Is there a software to automatically crop a scan of multiple images?
I want to digitize my old family albums using a scanner and there are lots of photos in them. Thus far, my method has been to scan 4 images at a time and then manually cropping them in a simple editor ...
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How to avoid reflection in watch photos?
I use a cone made out of translum to take watch photos. This creates a reflection on the crystal/face of the watch. Is there a way to avoid this? I need these head on shots to look like the rolex ...
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best Gimp blur filter for popcorn ceiling
What would be best Gimp blur filter to make popcorn ceiling less noticeable?
I am using Gimp currently, used Photoshop/Lightroom years ago, but don't have access to a PC now. Definitely not a ...
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How do I rotate a lot of digital photos by 180 degrees in one operation?
I have several thousand images taken with a GoPro that are upside-down.
I'm looking for a way, an app really, that can flip them all, 180 degrees, in one operation.
I have looked at every option in ...
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How can I add a border to a JPEG photo without affecting quality?
I have a photo in JPEG format with resolution 4680x3120. I want to add a white border around this photo, turning it into a 5200x3467 photo (for printing reasons).
Clearly, I am not altering or ...
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Why are there two files for each picture?
I'm new to the DSLR world and I can't seem to figure out why I have two copies of all of my pictures when I go to load them on my computer. Is there a way to turn this off so I don't have to go ...
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How can I blur the background of an image using Capture One Pro?
In Capture One Pro 8.x Is there a way to strongly blur the background of an image? I tried using an adjustment layer and the negative slider values for "clarity", "structure" and "sharpness" but that ...
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How does one create a glowy/halation effect in post?
Newbie at post processing here. I stumbled across this photographer who has these really soft glowy auras around his light sources (see below). I believe he shoots digital and does all this in post (...
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How can I adjust the RAW (DNG) files from my FIMI X8 SE 2020 drone to achieve colors similar to the default JPG files?
I got a FIMI X8 SE 2020 drone a couple years ago, which has a good quality camera. However, when I shoot in RAW+JPG mode, I notice that the RAW (DNG) files have dull and distorted colors compared to ...
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How do I copy or fill the image with color
How do I copy the colour from a to b. im using photoshop classic and i cant seem to get it right
Thank you
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How do you decide the screen brightness of your computer when editing a photo?
I have always struggled in understanding how much display brightness is OK for editing a photo on a computer, mainly laptop.
So, I would like to know your valuable suggestions as to how much screen ...
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What is the best way to remove texture from a scanned textured photo paper?
I have a bunch of scanned old family photos where the photo paper has a texture. Unfortunately, the texture of the photo scans quite well. What is the best way to remove the texture? (Photoshop CS5)
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How to create a more professional looking watch photo?
I reached out here 2 years ago when I was using a lightbox for my watch photography and have come a long way (I hope). After some advice I received, I started using 2 strobe lights on either side of ...
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Darktable disable auto correction
I am using darktable for editing my RAW photos and am really a newbie.
When I open a new photo, some corrections are already applied, for instance "base curve", "sharpen" etc
Is ...
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What is lost when RAW is exported to TIFF for editing?
Is anything lost when you export from (Canon) RAW files to TIFF?
For context: I backup and archive my RAW files, and keep a separate (Aperture) library for exported JPEGs. So far my workflow has been ...
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Why does this picture look so painterly?
While browsing through explore on Flickr I saw this picture:
John Starkey "Morning Coffee"
I really like it because, to me, it looks like it is a painting (I hope I'm not the only one ...
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Tips to correct photograph which was taken by an iPhone 11 with light sensor issues
I took a photograph with an iPhone 11 which has a light sensor issue. Due to that, the photograph is purple-ish and has a strange line in the top. Part of the photograph (the sky) depicting the ...
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How do I tile pictures in a grid?
I have 6 pictures all with the exact same dimensions, and I want to tile them in a 2 row, 3 column grid. I have been searching the net all day and got lost between fancy photo collages, photo mosaics (...
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Edit like Andrew Bayda or Roman Ivanov ( Vogue Style )
I'm a wedding photographer and want to change my style.
Does someone know how these people do this vogue style with contrast and colors?
Maybe they are using Capture One?
http://andrewbayda.com/
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Automatic & intelligent crop 1,000 images
I have about 1,000 scanned / photographed images, each with different formats but all with rectangular/square shape, that need to be cropped to remove the background and the white space around the ...
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How can put 2 jpg images side by side in a new jpg without losing metadata or image quality?
I have lots of photos with writing on the back. I've scanned the fronts and backs into jpgs, and now I want to create a single jpg for each front/back pair. The front and back images should go side by ...
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How to highlight an area of this photo by its color?
I have no knowledge at all of image editing and analysis, so I beg your help.
I have a photo from which I want to highlight the brownest layer, indicated in the red rectangle. This is important ...
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How can I make my editing better so I can achieve this editing style?
I am a beginner at editing and practicing by trying to imitate some editing styles I like.
My progress is I pick a picture with editing that I like, next step I start with analyzing it, for example, I ...
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How to convincingly add color to jet black eyes
Where I'm from, a large fraction of the population have jet/pitch black eyes with no "texture" to them, or a very dark brown.
In cosplay photography (my field), models would simulate ...
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How to move multiple layers to another tab in Photoshop
I usually don't work with photography, so I apologize if my question sounds stupid, but I am doing a small project, and I need help with Photoshop and layers.
I have one image with multiple different ...
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Force Lightroom to check of XML changes
I use Lightroom and Photo Mechanic. When I make changes in Photo Mechanic (ratings, colour labels, etc.), the changes are written to an XML file. Often I make hundreds of changes.
In Lightroom, it is ...
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Photo quality if you upscale a low-quality photo with Gigapixel AI then downscale back
Gigapixel is a program by Topaz Labs that is able to enlarge small and low-quality (pixelated) photos, while enriching them with higher quality details (between and within the original pixels) by ...
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Scratch memory error in Photoshop
I am a new user of photoshop. I installed photoshop in my system and now I am getting a scratch memory error in photoshop. Does anyone know how can I fix this error on my PC?
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Background replacement where Subject is leaned against the greenscreen and photographed at an angle?
I work at a small town photo studio as a photographer and my boss recently came up to me to ask for advice on a decision he needs to make regarding the portrait picture service we offer. Basically, ...
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How can I improve the crop on this photo?
I have this photo of a vine that I've finally level-adjusted to a point where I'm mostly satisfied, but the crop is giving me trouble. I used the Rule of Thirds to set my crop area, and it seems about ...
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How to distinguish a photo from camera and an image from Paint/Photoshop?
Is there a way to identify if an image (ex: .jpg) was taken with a camera (either from a phone or some other source) and not fabricated artificially with some tool like Paint or Photoshop?
I give you ...