Fast Method For Retouching A White Background

In this video, I talk through how to clean up a white background. The image in question is of two puppies taken for the Hearing Dogs where I shoot pretty much every week. The priority for this particular technique is the balance of speed to quality, something that is often missed: all too often, photographers think quality is the ultimate goal but, of course, it's only the goal for an appropriate price,

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Adrian Grand
Adrian Grand
1 year ago

Is there any chance we can purchase that action?

Adrian Grand
Adrian Grand
1 year ago
Reply to  Adrian Grand

Absolutely love the method, but have no idea how to make it as an action. Thanks.

Adrian Grand
Adrian Grand
1 year ago
Reply to  Paul

Hi Paul, I just saw this. No, I haven’t gotten anything.

Tom Morris
Tom Morris
4 years ago

For a black background how do you set up the curves layer? What should the marker values be?

dmacias
dmacias
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Morris

I learned this from one of his videos, he has a black dog on black background and the curve is opposite of what you do for the white.