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rockylam
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p.1 #1 · Recommend Software for Catalog

What is the recommend software or plugin that I can use with Photoshop or Lightroom.

I am starting to take products photo for print catalog. I would like to remove all the backgrounds from the photo, so it will look nicer in the print catalog. I can take photo of the product at different color of background so the software can distinguish the products from the background.

Currently I have hundred of photos I have to manually and slowly remove from each photo and it very time consuming. May be there is easier solution.

Thanks

Rocky

Feb 14, 2008 at 11:32 AM

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p.1 #2 · Recommend Software for Catalog

This is where learning tabletop photography helps. Work with your background so it is pleasing. If you want to knock out backgrounds illuminate them so a magic wand function will take them out. Using tenting to smooth the light works wonders. There are a lot of books and articles on the subject. I'm in my office so I don't have direct references. Check out Dean Collins, he produced some fantastic desktop photography.

Tom

Feb 14, 2008 at 03:42 PM

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p.1 #3 · Recommend Software for Catalog

It's seriously faster too just re-shoot everything with a solid colored background to begin with.

There is unfortunately no magic solution

Feb 14, 2008 at 10:21 PM

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p.1 #4 · Recommend Software for Catalog

@Tom, if you get me more reference will be gladly appreciated.

@Jammy, you mean I should use white background since most of catalog background is white, but there is still shallow left from the products.

Feb 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM

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p.1 #5 · Recommend Software for Catalog

Just pay attention to lighting the back ground and have it so you can just magic wand the background, the standards besides white are blue and green (from video). Better still think about the background so you can use it.
I did a lot of work with Dean Collins type backgrounds, Google his name there are several hits. His videos are fantastic. Books I've used Photographing Still Life by Seth Joel, Lighting Secrets for the Professional Photographer, Alan Brown, Joe Braun, Tim Grondin, Secrets of Studio Still Life, Gary Perweiler. these all show how to maximize the look of your table top photography. Most show lighting setups and this really helps.
Jammy hit it right on the money, it is going to be easier to reshoot than outline especially if you can't just use the magic wand, that is the secret.

Tom

Feb 15, 2008 at 01:26 AM

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p.1 #6 · Recommend Software for Catalog

Thanks Tom!!

Feb 16, 2008 at 03:28 AM

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p.1 #7 · Recommend Software for Catalog

Is Aperture significantly better than iPhoto 8? This may be a stupid question, but iPhoto 8 is a pretty useful basic program, and I'm wondering if Aperture is worth the 200 bucks to upgrade from iPhoto 8.

Feb 16, 2008 at 05:20 PM


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