OT: Photoshop to the Rescue: How I salvaged a picture with Jarvis Moss - The Orange Mane

montrose · 07-03-2008, 08:53 PM

So I've been stewing since Fan Fair that I waited in line for about an hour to get my picture taken with Jarvis Moss and in a shot that looked like it would come out perfect (other than my terrible sunburn from the day before), I come home to find out Jarvis' eyes are closed in the shot. So, I log onto the website of the company that was taking the professional shots and order the picture. It arrives and while in this shot Jarvis' eyes are open, the picture is very out of focus and almost grayscale. So this evening, with my girlfriend on a cruise and boredom in my body, I decided to try and use Photoshop to see what I could salvage. I scoured the net for headshots of Jarvis to get a good picture of his eyes at about the same size or at least re-sizable. After finding that I spend a long time rotating the cropped eyes to get the exact angle Jarvis' head is at in my picture. Once that is complete, I insert the opened eyes over the closed ones and begin erasing around the edge only to find that's making the picture worse. I then go back and decide to burn (darken) the eyes and skin around them to blend in and use a faded eraser to eliminate the discoloration. I think I'm done only to realize his left eye is squinting which just looks terrible with the photo so I copy the right eye, invert it and redo the process that way. Below you'll see the original useless photo and the one I'm proud to say is my current wallpaper. Check it out (and again, excuse my stupidity for not wearing sunblock the day before)...

BlaK-Argentina · 07-03-2008, 08:59 PM

Pretty good!

He looks small on that pic. I think you look bigger.

montrose · 07-03-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlaK-Argentina

Pretty good!

He looks small on that pic. I think you look bigger.

He's listed at 6'6, 265 lbs; I'm 5'11, 245 lbs.

Popps · 07-03-2008, 09:55 PM

Can you lend him a few pounds?

theAPAOps5 · 07-03-2008, 10:30 PM

Speaking of fan fair. Did Cutler eat another rude baby this year or is that bad for his Betus.

rovolution · 07-03-2008, 10:43 PM

thats actually a pretty nice photoshop

BigPlayShay · 07-03-2008, 10:46 PM

pretty good, although Jarvis looks like a wax figure sort of.

socalorado · 07-03-2008, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montrose

He's listed at 6'6, 265 lbs; I'm 5'11, 245 lbs.

Jeez! Dude, instead of being bored, and screwing around with photoshop, go to the gym!
(on a side note, that is a great photoshop job, and that picture is sweet!)

CoopDawg · 07-03-2008, 11:17 PM

Photosop saves the day again! That is a sweet fix man.

bpc · 07-03-2008, 11:20 PM

Damn Jarvis looks small.

theAPAOps5 · 07-03-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by socalorado

Jeez! Dude, instead of being bored, and screwing around with photoshop, go to the gym!
(on a side note, that is a great photoshop job, and that picture is sweet!)

Post your pic if you are going to call someone fat.

montrose · 07-04-2008, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by socalorado

Jeez! Dude, instead of being bored, and screwing around with photoshop, go to the gym!
(on a side note, that is a great photoshop job, and that picture is sweet!)

My body fat is around 9%, I played football for 10 years - I'm not too worried about it.

BMF Bronco · 07-04-2008, 02:53 AM

I was going to say you didn't look like you're fat from that picture because you have me by quite a few pounds and I am a lot fatter than you!

montrose · 07-04-2008, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMF Bronco

I was going to say you didn't look like you're fat from that picture because you have me by quite a few pounds and I am a lot fatter than you!

Yeah it's mostly muscle although if I lost 5-10 lbs. I'd probably be really cut.

07-03-2008, 08:53 PM	#1
montrose Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 6,095 Adopt-a-Bronco: VP John Elway	OT: Photoshop to the Rescue: How I salvaged a picture with Jarvis Moss So I've been stewing since Fan Fair that I waited in line for about an hour to get my picture taken with Jarvis Moss and in a shot that looked like it would come out perfect (other than my terrible sunburn from the day before), I come home to find out Jarvis' eyes are closed in the shot. So, I log onto the website of the company that was taking the professional shots and order the picture. It arrives and while in this shot Jarvis' eyes are open, the picture is very out of focus and almost grayscale. So this evening, with my girlfriend on a cruise and boredom in my body, I decided to try and use Photoshop to see what I could salvage. I scoured the net for headshots of Jarvis to get a good picture of his eyes at about the same size or at least re-sizable. After finding that I spend a long time rotating the cropped eyes to get the exact angle Jarvis' head is at in my picture. Once that is complete, I insert the opened eyes over the closed ones and begin erasing around the edge only to find that's making the picture worse. I then go back and decide to burn (darken) the eyes and skin around them to blend in and use a faded eraser to eliminate the discoloration. I think I'm done only to realize his left eye is squinting which just looks terrible with the photo so I copy the right eye, invert it and redo the process that way. Below you'll see the original useless photo and the one I'm proud to say is my current wallpaper. Check it out (and again, excuse my stupidity for not wearing sunblock the day before)...

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07-03-2008, 08:59 PM	#2
BlaK-Argentina Pampita says... ... support your team! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina. Posts: 5,174 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	Pretty good! He looks small on that pic. I think you look bigger.

07-03-2008, 09:55 PM	#4
Popps TEAM FIRST. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 29,786	Can you lend him a few pounds?

07-03-2008, 10:30 PM	#5
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,058 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Speaking of fan fair. Did Cutler eat another rude baby this year or is that bad for his Betus.

07-03-2008, 10:43 PM	#6
rovolution Ring of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,949 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	thats actually a pretty nice photoshop

07-03-2008, 10:46 PM	#7
BigPlayShay Ring of Famer Novaking Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,238 Adopt-a-Bronco: Got Cut	pretty good, although Jarvis looks like a wax figure sort of.

07-03-2008, 11:17 PM	#9
CoopDawg Seasoned Veteran McCaffrey Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Broncos Country Posts: 310	Photosop saves the day again! That is a sweet fix man.

07-03-2008, 11:20 PM	#10
bpc "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" 1 sword keeps another in the sheath Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 12,574 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	Damn Jarvis looks small.

07-04-2008, 02:53 AM	#13
BMF Bronco Offseason sucks... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 11,724 Adopt-a-Bronco: ME	I was going to say you didn't look like you're fat from that picture because you have me by quite a few pounds and I am a lot fatter than you!