Photoshop help with an edit.

[boomer]

I hope this is the correct section. If it is not, fell free to move it to the appropriate place, mods


I have been trying to work on a photo i took a friend but am having trouble making it look natural. He really liked this photo but thought it would look less distracting with out the big shelf behind his head. I first tried removing the shelf by deleting it then doing a gradiant from one side of the wall to the other (matching each tone of the wall), blurring, smoothing and whatnot, but i am having trouble is making it look natural around his head/hair.

Any suggestions on technique or anyone out there willing to give it a try?

Thanks!

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[bazooka]

I'd love to give this a try.... if I wasn't at work.

 

[boomer]

I'd love to give this a try.... if I wasn't at work.

thats ok, if you get a chance that would be great!

Instead of removing the whole shelf, i was able to make it look decent by just removing the stuff on the shelf (and the water bottle reflection)


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