Eyes Closed
 

Hello,

I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top of
a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
other advice?

Thanks,

Trey

Re: Eyes Closed
 

"Trey" <tshehan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top
> of
> a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
> but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
> but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
> with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
> that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
> reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
> other advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Trey

Well, if they are still around, see if you can get a picture of the
one that was napping ... I mean had their eyes closed under
similar light conditions (and direction). Copy their eyes from
the new picture into the old one - with a bit of work it should
work fairly well (see how the clone tool works) -- for a close
up, it ain't gonna work very well, but if they are off a ways, it
should work fine (or find someone else with the same eyes and
"borrow" their eyes !)

mikey

Re: Eyes Closed
 

This is no help for your immediate problem but it happens to me so many
times that I always take at least two shots. It's amazing how Murphy's law
works so well.

"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcastDOTnet> wrote in message
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>
> "Trey" <tshehan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1162862654.746926.173730@h48g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top of
>> a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
>> but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
>> but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
>> with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
>> that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
>> reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
>> other advice?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Trey
>
> Well, if they are still around, see if you can get a picture of the
> one that was napping ... I mean had their eyes closed under
> similar light conditions (and direction). Copy their eyes from
> the new picture into the old one - with a bit of work it should
> work fairly well (see how the clone tool works) -- for a close
> up, it ain't gonna work very well, but if they are off a ways, it
> should work fine (or find someone else with the same eyes and
> "borrow" their eyes !)
>
> mikey
>

Re: Eyes Closed
 

Trey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top
> of a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep
> it, but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with
> photoshop, but its not me, and so I don't really have any other
> pictures to go with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool
> I could download that can do it automatically or anything (I know
> they make red-eye reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or
> do you all have any other advice?

My advice is to stick with reality...and live with it.
Painting in someone's eyeball will look freaky at best...
--
Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
www.pbase.com/markuson

Re: Eyes Closed
 

"Trey" <tshehan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top of
> a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
> but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
> but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
> with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
> that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
> reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
> other advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Trey
>

Possibly cut & paste their entire head?

Bill Crocker

Re: Eyes Closed
 

Mark² wrote:
> Trey wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top
>>of a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep
>>it, but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with
>>photoshop, but its not me, and so I don't really have any other
>>pictures to go with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool
>>I could download that can do it automatically or anything (I know
>>they make red-eye reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or
>>do you all have any other advice?
>
>
> My advice is to stick with reality...and live with it.
> Painting in someone's eyeball will look freaky at best...

Agreed. I have a portrait of my own family, in which the photographer
did us a favor by replacing my half-closed eye with a mirror image of my
other eye. I hate that picture, it just doesn't look like me.

You'll just have to climb up there again :)

Re: Eyes Closed
 

Ed Mullikin wrote:
> This is no help for your immediate problem but it happens to me so many
> times that I always take at least two shots. It's amazing how Murphy's law
> works so well.
>

Same here. When I do a group shot, I take multiple shots. I also find
that people smile more naturally after they think the shoot is over, so
I will take a second shot right after the first.For a large group, I
usually take 6-8 shots and then pick the one with best collection of
faces.

I also try to make sure that nobody is hiding. I tooksome shots at my
nephew's graduation, and one was of two people together. Each one was
nice in one shot, but not both of them at the same time. So, I merged
the two good shots together. Since they both posed for the shot, and
they both came out good, they never realized I edited it.

Re: Eyes Closed
 

Mike Fields wrote:
>
> "Trey" <tshehan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1162862654.746926.173730@h48g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top of
>> a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
>> but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
>> but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
>> with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
>> that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
>> reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
>> other advice?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Trey
>
>
> Well, if they are still around, see if you can get a picture of the
> one that was napping ... I mean had their eyes closed under
> similar light conditions (and direction). Copy their eyes from
> the new picture into the old one - with a bit of work it should
> work fairly well (see how the clone tool works) -- for a close
> up, it ain't gonna work very well, but if they are off a ways, it
> should work fine (or find someone else with the same eyes and
> "borrow" their eyes !)
>
> mikey
>
I did that once in a picture of my three daughters. I
copied the eyes of one to replace the closed eyes of
another. I thought I did a great job, but all three
daughters immediately noticed the change.

Re: Eyes Closed
 

timeOday wrote:

>
> Agreed. I have a portrait of my own family, in which the photographer
> did us a favor by replacing my half-closed eye with a mirror image of my
> other eye. I hate that picture, it just doesn't look like me.
>
> You'll just have to climb up there again :)

Sunglasses? No need for eyes plus he'll look cool :-)

Jeff

Re: Eyes Closed
 

"Trey" <tshehan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I've got a photo I took with a bunch of friends the other day on top of
> a nearby mountain. Its a really great photo, and I'd like to keep it,
> but one of us has his eyes closed. I tried fixing it with photoshop,
> but its not me, and so I don't really have any other pictures to go
> with (plus I'm awful at photoshop!). Is there a tool I could download
> that can do it automatically or anything (I know they make red-eye
> reducing tools, so I thought there might be)? Or do you all have any
> other advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Trey
>

Taking a leak and having one's eyes closed is natural. If you somehow
manage to "correct" for this it's gonna be weird. I'd go as far as saying
nobody will want to be alone on a mountain top with him again.

mark_