Eagle Portrait

[Doomrider74]

Hi Folks,

Is there anything else I can/should do with this background?

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I get mixed results using the remove tool in PS and I'm not interested in background replacement (plus, I'm not sure it's worth the effort).

 

[LouiseDan]

Beautiful image!

I have had mixed results with the remove tool as well, this did help me, though others have said that it did nothing for them.
1. Go to Preferences > Image Processing...
2. Choose "More Stable" for Remove Tool Processing.
3. RESTART Photoshop (Photoshop > Quit Photoshop, then relaunch).

You could try the clone stamp or patch tool on a new layer set to 50% opacity to just take the detail out of the branches that intersect the body and beak.

 

[Doomrider74]

Beautiful image!

I have had mixed results with the remove tool as well, this did help me, though others have said that it did nothing for them.
1. Go to Preferences > Image Processing...
2. Choose "More Stable" for Remove Tool Processing.
3. RESTART Photoshop (Photoshop > Quit Photoshop, then relaunch).

You could try the clone stamp or patch tool on a new layer set to 50% opacity to just take the detail out of the branches that intersect the body and beak.

Thanks, Louise. I'll give those tips a try. What I'd like to avoid is creating an artificial "halo" of space around the subject, which I think would look worse. I'll try cloning back the one touching the beak as that is the focal point of the image.

 

[LouiseDan]

Halos drive me bonkers but I have found a few videos that helped mitigate them using different blend modes
I have had success using it along edges of animals where the removal methods messed up and left weird artifacts and/or halos

This one from Nick Page has helped me, he also has a video on blending that I found helpful but I am not at my main computer where I have it saved.

This one from Sean Bagshaw is good too