Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

How to smooth rough texture on photo of candy

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    How to smooth rough texture on photo of candy

    Hi gang,

    I'm trying to figure a way to smooth out the rough texture on a closeup shot of a piece of candy. One of those fruit "gel" snacks.
    To the eye normally they look pretty smooth. But a close up shot with directional lighting reveals more texture and the client would like it much smoother as it will be blown up large for a wall composite mural.
    Here is a reduced size sample from a Nikon D850 shot. The original file is 6738 x 4449 pixels. This sample is 3600px on long side.
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/mkugy8175d...374-2.tif?dl=0

    I know there is a way to make the top look much smoother. I've tried Surface blur and Gausian. Attempted to do something similar to Frequency Separation like you fo for skin - but I am not getting it where I want - without it just looking like I totally blurred the top of the product.
    Any ideas on how to proceed will be appreciated!
    Last edited by jep50; 05-26-2021, 08:42 AM. Reason: clarification
    Tags: None
  • #2
    I tried a few methods without any success. I tried a different blend modes, blend if against a solid colour, Polaroid dust and scratch remover, Poster edges with posterisation, Topaz Clean and Topaz simplify, negative clarity. Some methods helped a bit but the result was not ideal. I am sure there is a way.

    Is it possible to do a reshoot? Cake boss would use a flame or a heat gun or steam generator to smooth the candy.

    Kind regards
    Chris

    Comment

    Previous template Next

    Related Topics

    Collapse
    • anderson234
      frequency separation blur number?
      by anderson234
      Hi,
      I've been thinking about FS blur number for a long time, for now my understanding is that, before blur, I should zoom in enough to make sure small texture,i.e. pores, be blurred and larger texture not blurred. That means,FS not only separates texture from color and tone, but also separates...
      11-20-2017, 01:43 AM
    • Caravaggio
      preserving wall texture
      by Caravaggio
      For this photo of a wall I had to extend the wall to the right while preserving wall texture. The photo is very high res so the difference in wall texture shows and I have lost the texture although you probably can't tell in the low res attachments. I basically copied and pasted parts of the wall that...
      01-31-2011, 11:58 AM
    • tarilynquinn
      UGH! Freq. separation coming out blurry on texture
      by tarilynquinn
      am i stupid? my frequency texture workflow is resulting in blurry skin texture.

      what are the proper steps to do frequency separation? i think i might be skipping something.

      1. 2 layers - high low
      2. blur low at around 10ish? (same as you would use in high pass filter)...
      12-13-2010, 10:04 AM
    • psoiree
      Replacing skin texture or... ?
      by psoiree
      Hello Ladies and Gents!

      It's my first post on this forum because for the last couple of years I thought my retouching techniques suits me well but then I took this photo and the nightmare has started. The picture below shows the skin condition AFTER the healing brush and frequency separation...
      06-17-2016, 11:26 AM
    • Quantum3
      HP-LP Split Technique
      by Quantum3
      Hi guys and gals,

      I'm understanding pretty much the split frecuencies technique but I'm always wondering how much blur should I apply to the LP layer. I have red that it should be blured as much as the Dgrunge dissapears but actually, I dinf that smaller radius works better. However,...
      12-22-2009, 01:48 PM
    Working...
    X