How can I fix this??

[TamiAz]

I took some pictures for my friend today and we went to try out a new location that I had never been to. I told her to bring a neutral blanket for the baby. Well, she brought a bright pink and plaid blanket. I didn't want to use it so I used a small white blanket I had in my car. I have some great pictures of a darling baby in a cute tutu with dirt in the background. Is there any way the background can be fixed? I have Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Here's an example..

 

[Ernicus]

What do you want to do to it? What do you mean by "fixed"?

 

[TamiAz]

What do you want to do to it? What do you mean by "fixed"?

How can I fix the dirt in the background. Do I just clone the blanket or is there a better way?

 

[Ernicus]

I wasn't paying attention. lol, you just want the dirt gone?

 

[Ernicus]

That's what I would do, just clone and heal as needed. Hard part is around the hair. in the first one, I didnt spend much time around hair, then in the second one I played with various things a bit to see what I could do. lol

 

[480sparky]

Access to the full-size original file is what is needed.

 

[Ernicus]

yup, that's why I don't spend much time on it, just to give a quick idea kind of thing. soon as I zoomed in to do the hair it was super pixellated. lol.

 

[gsgary]

Why did you shoot from above ? Get down to the same level

 

[TamiAz]

Why did you shoot from above ? Get down to the same level

Because I wanted to.. This isn't the only picture I took. I start standing up and work my way down so I have a variety of different pictures. I just posted this one as an example.

 

[TamiAz]

That's what I would do, just clone and heal as needed. Hard part is around the hair. in the first one, I didnt spend much time around hair, then in the second one I played with various things a bit to see what I could do. lol

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Thank you for taking the time to help me out.. I'll try this tomorrow.

 

[TamiAz]

In addition to cloning the blanket up to the top of the frame, I would use a gradient to darken
and tint the upper part to create more contrast between the baby's head and background.
This would also give the image a bit more depth. The masking for this will need to be done
carefully so it won't look faked.

Beautiful.. I like the way the gradient map gave it depth. I'll be sure to try that as well.

 

[gsgary]

Because I wanted to.. This isn't the only picture I took. I start standing up and work my way down so I have a variety of different pictures. I just posted this one as an example.

Why not post your best

 

[Jaemie]

Such a sweet little baby. Omg... <3 Very nice photo, TamiAz

 

[bianni]

Here is an edit I did. Added a bit of bg on the left

 

[gsgary]

Another thing you need to think about is where you position the mum , if i was shooting this i would be laid on the floor with the mum behind me. because it is very obvious where the mum is standing in this shot