Need photoshop help again please

[marino420td]

My neighbor is writing a book about the history of an old church in our city. He gave me this photo to ask if I could edit out some items as this will be the cover photo. I don't have the Photoshop skills to do this but told him I will try to get help.

Here is the photo.

Here are the things he would like removed (in order of importance):

1. street sign in front

2. Lamp on left

3. Cars in back left

4. Cars in back right.

I know this is no small task. I can email the jpeg file if needed.

Thanks in advance

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

You should start by giving us a full-blown origional image straight from the camera itself.
You are not going to want to print this picture on a book, it will look terrible. We need the biggest version you have.

 

[marino420td]

I have the jpeg image that he copied onto disc for me. He doesn't shoot RAW so this is the best I have. I can email the jpeg file to anyone willing to help.

Thanks.

 

[gketell]

Definitely need a full size image to make anything worthwhile for printing. In reality, if this is intended to be the cover of a book it would be worth going back out there and taking a new photo using RAW mode. It is hard to get a jpeg up that big without losing a lot.

Either way, post your full-size photo on a website somewhere and post a link here.
I'm by no means a pro with photoshop but here is my 30 minutes of playing.

I would have liked to do a fix on the perspective too but every time I tried it the image when kerblooyie. Probably image size but also quite possible user error.

 

[marino420td]

That is a pretty impressive job!

How do I post a full size image?

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

send it to Jagermeister08@gmail.com

 

[marino420td]

Just emailed Titus. Thanks for your help.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

I don't have time to edit it this second, but I'll get back to you soon.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Here is my first attempt:

The cars in the back right were ridiculous and I'm certainly not going to get them tonight. I would really recommend taking a new picture as stated previously. For one the profile is sRGB. This is great for the internet but not so much for printing.

 

[casademurphy]

Stupid question : How do you remove those things in Photoshop?

 

[gketell]

Clone Stamp tool, is the easiest way.

Select the tool, alt-click on an area that looks like what you want "the ugly" to look like, click on the ugly. Poof, it's gone.

Two hints:
1) change your source selection frequently so you don't end up creating patterns where you shouldn't have any.
2) follow the lines that you are trying to copy. What I mean is, if you want to follow the vertical line down the side of the building make sure your clone stamp source is got a vertical line to follow too. If the there is an angled line you are trying to replicate, have the source be at that same angle away from the target. Play with it, you'll get the idea.

GK

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15657274#post15657274 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by casademurphy
Stupid question : How do you remove those things in Photoshop?

 

[boodlefish]

JMO if this is for a book about the history of said church, you could desaturate like 90% around church and like 75% of church, it would keep eye focus on church and make it seem more historical IMO.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Even worse the shot will have to be printed sideways on the book. It needs to be taken in portrait position...not landscape.