sleepy baby

[jillmp13]

This is my nephew - the original shot. The couch was distracting, and was driving me nuts, because he looked so cute! I took this shot before I thought to have my sister hold up the blanket in the background. (Cannon Rebel XSi, 50mm, ISO 200, f/1.4, 1/100)



This is the photo after photoshop. I erased everything above the baby, put another image that had the background I wanted in a layer behind him, and then blurred the edges to smooth it out a bit. I also used a guassian blur to soften it up.

[jherman]

I like the fixes and would even have removed the blue fringe, so no distractions were in view. Very cute!!

[jillmp13]

thanks! I couldn't tell if the fringe was a distraction or a border-type deal - it was kind of an accident I don't think I was watching for it. Maybe if there was more of the fringe I could have pulled it off as a border.

[Lindsie Nicole]

I think its a really cute picture!
One thing I noticed though is it seems kind of.. dull. The first picture is very defined and the second is just... not. lol



Lindsie

[KagoGrl]

Nice job on the cloning! Much better without the couch. And I agree that removal of the stuff at the bottom will help to further improve the look!

[TheDarkReaver]

Originally Posted by Lindsie Nicole

I think its a really cute picture!
One thing I noticed though is it seems kind of.. dull. The first picture is very defined and the second is just... not. lol



Lindsie

I see what you mean. The soft blur has taken away some of the definition, which (imho) has a detrimental effect on the image.

Nice job with the background though.

[PollyK]

You have done a great job of eliminating the couch, maybe a layer mask to the softened layer using a lower opacity brush to bring some of the features of the child back through.
cheers PollyK