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Matt Fossen

The quality/optics of my photographic setup don't let me take photos with good solid/uniform backgrounds, but Photoshop's background removal tools leave the specimen looking "fake". What do you think?

Photo of a colorful ground beetle with a more uniform background.
Photo of a colorful ground beetle, with a slightly discolored background.
Oct 30, 2023, 06:18 PM·Public·Web
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Matt Fossen

(the method also fails when there are thin or fuzzy edge elements, or transparent areas such as wings.)

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Joan Albright

@mattfossen Both seem fine in my opinion, but I'm not a photographer.

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Bosque Bill

@mattfossen why don’t you add very faint drop shadow and see how that looks?

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