The Lady in the Red Dress

[JCphoto]

isn't she pretty?

does anyone know how i could get the background whiter in ps?

thanks for looking! any comments or suggestions would be awesome!

JC

 

[Trying_to_learn]

I would just use the magic wand to select the background color, then copy that as a layer. After you do that, just change that layer to white. Might be a better way, but that is how I would do it

 

[NoelNTexas]

I used replace color and selected the dark area outside the color and went FULL brightness

 

[gizmo2071]

There is a much simpler way to do it.
I'll let this mini tutorial that i just made explain, the same black, grey and white droplets can be found in the level adjustments aswell if you prefer that over curves, although it performs exactly the same function.

Hope that made it easier.
Matt
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[LaFoto]

Cool tutorial, Matt! Thank you for it. I never (!) know what those pipet-icons mean

And cool photo to begin with, JC!!
Your "Lady in a Red Dress" is a "jellyfish" in my eyes.
So here I don't see one-legged dancers but jellyfish.

 

[JCphoto]

Wow Gizmo! thanks for the tutorial, thats EXACTLY what i was looking for!

and thanks everyone else as well!

JC

 

[Christina]

i love it, i actually stared at it for a few.it has great detail without it being overpowering.

 

[GrfxGuru]

Nice photo.

Regards,
Peter Witham

 

[William]

Erm. What is this?

I like it... just curious.

 

[Garbz]

A drop of ink in water I believe.

 

[JCphoto]

You've got it Garbz, food colouring to be exact.

JC