Any suggestions on where to get photoshop help?

[El Capitano]

As title really...

I have just got back from a 2800 mile road trip, and have got some fairly good photos. I want some put onto canvas. Most are good (for me... so I guess acceptable would be a better description!) straight from the camera, but this one needs some work of it will just annoy me when I look at it!

Ideally what I would like is for the bonnet to be centred (although maybe offset a little as I like the blur of the left hand side of the tunnel wall?) and for the red bollard to be removed from the right side wall.
Im now beginning to think that the bonnet will be a tricky job, I have a better photo of a view over the bonnet in a centred position, but its taken outdoors in fairly bright light so the reflections on the bonnet are all wrong.
Maybe I am better just leaving it as it is?!

Is there a company I could get this done by? I am pretty terrible at PS. I have managed to remove the bollard but it is tricky to make the cutout in the wall look natural. (or for me it is at least!)

Any suggestions on where I could get it done or perhaps a better way to process?


The photo....

[Gemm]

It doesn't sound like a too difficult to job, but do you mean you want the car to be in the centre of the picture or the view to be from the centre of the car (bonnet)?

[El Capitano]

Yea, sorry its not very clear. I want the view to be from the centre of the bonnet, which I feel might be the difficult part!

[5hero]

I would probably leave the car where it is, but removing the windscreen:

Quick and dirty chop, more to give you an idea

[davepoth]

The perspective will always look a bit shonky if you try and move the car to the right in the image, although it should be possible.

However, I think I'd just leave it, it looks good as it is and is the truth.

[Gemm]

I think the car would have to be moved to the centre of the picture too, otherwise it would look like car is heading towards the wall?

[El Capitano]

5hero said:

I would probably leave the car where it is, but removing the windscreen:

Quick and dirty chop, more to give you an idea

Perfect.. Thanks, thats exactly the look I'm after.

[5hero]

It's do-able to move the car in to the center of the shot.



Obviously the final shot would be better quality and finish than this

Edited by 5hero on Wednesday 11th July 15:24

[Gemm]

5hero said:

It's do-able to move the car in to the center of the shot.



Obviously then final shot would be better quality and finish than this

Yep, that's exactly how I would do. (I would copy the reflection from the original and paste onto the flipped bit though )

[5hero]

Gemm said:

Yep, that's exactly how I would do. (I would copy the reflection from the original and paste onto the flipped bit though )

Quick and dirty one, I'm working at the moment (shhhhh). Of course the reflections would be much better

[Gemm]

I know, I was being cheeky! Now it's time for our usual Photoshopping thread? I'm already so fed up with this seriousness!

[El Capitano]

I really appreciate the effort here, thanks guys... really good to see a few variations!

[5hero]

Can you email me the original photo to photoshop? As for payment, a small donation to a charity to cancer research would be suffice.

[El Capitano]

5hero said:

Can you email me the original photo to photoshop? As for payment, a small donation to a charity to cancer research would be suffice.

Pm'd.

[Jez O]

I can't believe Swindon hospital hasn't been crammed in that tunnel yet!! Or an ambulance at the very least.

I wish I had photoshop and could use it- I'd put the machines in there from the tunnel sequence in I-Robot!

[5hero]

Gemm said:

Now it's time for our usual Photoshopping thread? I'm already so fed up with this seriousness!

Go!

Edited by 5hero on Wednesday 11th July 14:04

[Gemm]

[El Capitano]

haha.... I was surprised it got this far before it started!

[RobbieKB]

Ooh a Photoshop thread! I've gone with a theme of a film I hate for this one.

Edited by RobbieKB on Saturday 14th July 12:56

[Teppic]