How to use magic wand tool to erase bubbles

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The following process is an amalgamation ofР’В tips from this video, other underwater tutorials found online and my own experimentation in Photoshop.

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Shimmers of light on her clothes and skin.

The elements I decided I needed were these:

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How to edit a fake underwater photo in PhotoshopР”В«efore getting started I studied many underwater photos so I could try and replicate the look in Photoshop. I again set up a black backdrop so it would be easy to separate the bubbles using a blend mode, half-filled a vase with water making sure the vaseРІР‚в„ўs surface wasnРІР‚в„ўt reflecting too much light and photographed the water line and then the bubbles as I poured more water into the vase. I also separately shot hair and dress flicks that I didnРІР‚в„ўt end up using but I wanted to have the option available for compositing.Р”Р‡or the water you have a few options including creating it in post or using stock, but I wanted to photograph my own elements. Resist any temptation to wet your model unless part of them will be out of the water and then only wet the exposed part.Р”Р‡or my pose I first started out by leaning back on a chair in the same way I would pose for a levitation photo but it wasnРІР‚в„ўt until I tried jumping and posing mid-air that I started to like the shots because the movement was similar to floating.

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(My settings were 1/160 sec at f/9, ISO 800.) Set your aperture narrow enough to have all of your model in focus (you can blur them later if need be) and choose a shutter speed that gives the tiniest amount of motion blur, but not too much or your person will be hard to cut out.

Testing the camera looking mighty impressed I shot in my backyard in a shaded area as the sun was going down. Light underwater is unpredictable but it definitely wonРІР‚в„ўt have bright sun spots so shoot your model in diffuse light. I set up a black sheet because I knew this would roughly match the colour of the water IРІР‚в„ўd be compositing myself into. How to photograph a fake underwater photoР”Р‡irst, find a blank background to photograph your model against so itРІР‚в„ўs easy to cut them out in Photoshop.

Please keep in mind this is an advanced tutorial. So IРІР‚в„ўd love to do an underwater shoot some day but for now my options are limited to Photoshop. All this AND IРІР‚в„ўm the only person on my street without a pool (which I sadly discovered while browsing Google Earth). ItРІР‚в„ўs also a very physically demanding experience for both the model and photographer. You can hire equipment but IРІР‚в„ўve heard too many horror stories and the one rental company I spoke to said they couldnРІР‚в„ўt afford the insurance. But shooting underwater is costly as it requires expensive purpose-built camera housing (around $2k) or an underwater point and shoot, which is cheaper (around $500) but offers less control. How long IРІР‚в„ўve wanted to shoot underwater! When girls in pretty dresses are combined with the weightlessness of water the results are elegant and ethereal.