ronlane
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- Aug 3, 2012
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- Mustang Oklahoma
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I have been asked about how I processed that last image (Action Sequence of the pitcher), so I thought that I would share my explanation with everyone.
"I first learned this after watching this first video with Gavin Hoey.
Gavin's post processing works but for me is not the best method to use in photoshop (& not what I did to produce the pitcher photo)
What I do is shoot the images with either a tripod or stay as still as possible hand holding it. (Which is what I did at the baseball game.) I import to LR and process all the images of the sequence to make them look alike (usually auto basic panel and wb). Once the sequence is in PS, I usually have to change the order of the layers to show the first image taken as the background layer (so I invert the order). Then I select them all and load them as layers in Photoshop. Once they are loaded I select all layers and then do an align all layers. After this I hide all layers except the first and second.
Give the second image a layer mask, choose the black brush and then I erase what I want to keep. I use about 75 as my hardness to my brush. Once I have my subject painted out I invert the mask (control - I or command - I).
Once I am done with all images, I have to go back in, zoom in and work on the fine detail around each layer to clean it up. (This is stuff that I got out of this second video)
Sorry that he is a little dry but his processing works for me better than Gavin's does.
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions."
"I first learned this after watching this first video with Gavin Hoey.
Gavin's post processing works but for me is not the best method to use in photoshop (& not what I did to produce the pitcher photo)
What I do is shoot the images with either a tripod or stay as still as possible hand holding it. (Which is what I did at the baseball game.) I import to LR and process all the images of the sequence to make them look alike (usually auto basic panel and wb). Once the sequence is in PS, I usually have to change the order of the layers to show the first image taken as the background layer (so I invert the order). Then I select them all and load them as layers in Photoshop. Once they are loaded I select all layers and then do an align all layers. After this I hide all layers except the first and second.
Give the second image a layer mask, choose the black brush and then I erase what I want to keep. I use about 75 as my hardness to my brush. Once I have my subject painted out I invert the mask (control - I or command - I).
Once I am done with all images, I have to go back in, zoom in and work on the fine detail around each layer to clean it up. (This is stuff that I got out of this second video)
Sorry that he is a little dry but his processing works for me better than Gavin's does.
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions."