How do I go about adding canvas??
I use photoshop CS4 and not well may I add.
This is the image I am looking to improve.
Posted by Luke Ormand on April 23, 2010 at 2:12 PM
What does the shot before and after this one look like? if your focus point was slightly to the left, you may have more room and can do a bit of a cut + paste job using the healing brush to blend the edge.
When I was shooting this heron with you I took off my TC as it got closer so I wouldn't end up with this problem. Herons/Egrets are difficult to shoot because they go from vertical to horizontal so you may have enough room with it standing but when it goes for food the photo might end up too tight. Plus, you'll never get a good flight shot if it takes off unexpectedly because the wings are so large.
The downside to taking off the TC was I reduced my focal length from 500 --> 300 and had to crop, but it's better having to add canvas.
Posted by Nate Chappell on April 23, 2010 at 11:37 PM
Hi Michael,
In CS3 ( I'm guessing it's the same in 4) select Image, Canvas Size. You will see the size of your current canvas. In your case you would need to increase the width of your canvas in inches. You then need to anchor your current image so the program knows where you want to add the canvas. You would anchor your image to the right side and centered height wise. This way the program should add canvas on the left. Choose white as your canvas extension color. Then hit OK. You should then have some white canvas to the left of your image. At that point you clone in the watery background from your current image into the white canvas. Hope this helps.
Best,
Nate
Nate's instructions are surely the correct and "competant" way to add canvas.
Being self-taught, this is what I do - short, sweet and simple:
Use the crop tool and encircle the image as is. Then go to the center of the "crop" line on each side - and pull out to about where you want it PLUS about an inch more.
Then use the clone tool to fill the extra space. Heal all edges as well as you can. Then crop down a bit to exactly where you want it.
Sandy r
Posted by David Bostedo on April 24, 2010 at 3:17 PM
Michael - Here's a thread on adding canvas with some instruction. I always think the best way is to stretch what's already there, but it's a bit limited in how far you can take it. Here's my attempt in this case, using the same technique I have in the included thread, but in two steps, one to add on the top, and again to add on the left.
Posted by John Mumaw on April 25, 2010 at 12:57 PM
CS4 has the new (and outstanding) feature called 'Content Aware Scaling' that allows you to stretch an image without adding distortion.
Check out this short tutorial on YouTube to get up to speed quickly.
Note that stretching (as opposed to shrinking) an image is discussed at about the 3 minute mark.
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5 repliesI use photoshop CS4 and not well may I add.
This is the image I am looking to improve.
When I was shooting this heron with you I took off my TC as it got closer so I wouldn't end up with this problem. Herons/Egrets are difficult to shoot because they go from vertical to horizontal so you may have enough room with it standing but when it goes for food the photo might end up too tight. Plus, you'll never get a good flight shot if it takes off unexpectedly because the wings are so large.
The downside to taking off the TC was I reduced my focal length from 500 --> 300 and had to crop, but it's better having to add canvas.
In CS3 ( I'm guessing it's the same in 4) select Image, Canvas Size. You will see the size of your current canvas. In your case you would need to increase the width of your canvas in inches. You then need to anchor your current image so the program knows where you want to add the canvas. You would anchor your image to the right side and centered height wise. This way the program should add canvas on the left. Choose white as your canvas extension color. Then hit OK. You should then have some white canvas to the left of your image. At that point you clone in the watery background from your current image into the white canvas. Hope this helps.
Best,
Nate
Being self-taught, this is what I do - short, sweet and simple:
Use the crop tool and encircle the image as is. Then go to the center of the "crop" line on each side - and pull out to about where you want it PLUS about an inch more.
Then use the clone tool to fill the extra space. Heal all edges as well as you can. Then crop down a bit to exactly where you want it.
Sandy r
Check out this short tutorial on YouTube to get up to speed quickly.
Note that stretching (as opposed to shrinking) an image is discussed at about the 3 minute mark.