glare - specifically on metal

[lpete]

how can i remove the glare?
see attached photo.

[Byron Gale]

I don't see anything I would have called "glare"... do you mean you'd like to have something else reflected in the shiny sides of the structure, other than the surroundings in which it was photographed?

[TonyK]

Bryon, I think maybe they mean getting rid of the reflection on the side of another piece of equipment that you can see.

[ljameso1]

After would be difficult. Using a polarizing filter at the time of taking the pic should do it.

[CoffeePixels]

After would be difficult. Using a polarizing filter at the time of taking the pic should do it.

I don't think a polarizer will reduce reflections off of metallic surfaces. I believe it is a function of the light reflecting doesn't become polarized like it does off of glass and water.

[jjvera00]

After looking at the picture, I think maybe getting rid of the man in the picture should be done instead of the "glare"

[ken1]

Ipete,

I tried a painted effect. Some improvement in low resolution download from web:

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Grz6HsN5PvpCP9eqTx4CxE1EZbB


Duplicate background layer
High pass filter about 3, Blend mode>hard light
Combine these 2 layers (merge down)
Filter>Stylize>diffuse>anisotropic. Do this twice
Unsharp mask filter>150,0.3,0
Smart blur filter 3,12,high setting,normal
Increase contrast with adjustment layer

[lpete]

guess i should have said "reflection" instead of glare. can't be done?

[ken1]

Initially, I tried painting over the glare, but became frustrated and ran out of patience :(. Suggest the following if you are inclined to work on it:
Using the eyedropper tool, sample the brown color of the unit. This will be your foreground color
Create a new, blank layer above the background layer, blending mode=color
Select the paint brush tool. There is a set of square brushes, and these may be handy in the configuration around the trim. You can set the brush opacity in the options bar.
Paint on the blank layer.
Let us know how you make out

[ljameso1]

I don't think a polarizer will reduce reflections off of metallic surfaces. I believe it is a function of the light reflecting doesn't become polarized like it does off of glass and water.

I have successfully used a polarizer to reduce reflections and glare off many surfaces including metal both indoors and out. Any light source can be polarized.

[Priyanka Azad]

Hi Lpete,

Tried many things on this. The best that worked out for me were
1) Replace color (Enhance menu)
2) Clone tool

~Pri

[Byron Gale]

Pri,

Care to show the results?

Byron

[Wendy]

Yes it would be great to see what you did :)

Wendy

[MOOSE]

I don't know if you have Topaz, but it does a great job on bright, shiny surfaces like metal.

[Juergen D]

Well, since this thread got resurrected, here is my version. I had played with it back then...

I worked on all areas except for anything from the second door on to the right. Essentially I darkened the areas in question and then cloned to create a smooth transition. The darkening was done with Multiply layer(s) and PWL. It's been a few days, but I think I also painted some pattern over the darkened parts, so they would still look somewhat shiny.

Juergen

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1TJHBaCSGEbJvT8S39T4OtoU76Tc110_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1TJHBaCSGEbJvT8S39T4OtoU76Tc110)

[Daviskw]

Hi there

Not sure what you are looking for so I guessed. I downloaded a free stamped metal texture off the net.

I re-sized it to match the texture in your picture

I then made a pattern of it in the Edit menu

I filled a large square with the pattern...copied it to the clipboard and hid the layer.

Then using vanishing point I defined the sides of the front. Then I pasted the pattern layer and dragged to fill the proper area. I only used vanishing point on the front not the side...I was lazy...I just painted the pattern in there. You can tell because the pattern does not follow the perspective... But you could do it easily.

I then added a mask to this layer... but you could hijack a mask from an adjustment layer... then painted on the mask with black to reveal the hardware and text. I could have done a lot better job there... but this is an example.

Finally I adjusted the opacity to allow shadows to show through but still give it more of a stamped metal look.

Butch

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1TTV9Ke0y2Bq9trha0nOYzeCEcYEr_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1TTV9Ke0y2Bq9trha0nOYzeCEcYEr)

[Daviskw]

It has been pointed out to me that Vanishing point may not be an option in Elements... But the very same result could be obtained by just using free transform and matching the corners.

Thanks to Juergen for pointing my mistake out.

Butch