In retouching you see this quite frequently, whether you’re using
seamless paper, vinyl, a fabric hanging or a purpose built infinity
cove, it’s going to get dirty. You have a couple of options, one is to
check out some reviews on Amazon for handheld vacuum cleaners and have
your assistant scoot around with it between shots.
The other more sensible option, which we’ll cover here, is to solve it in post, in this case using Adobe Photoshop. It isn’t difficult of course to clone out the odd scuff mark, but when you have hundreds of dirt marks or creases you need a slightly more heavy duty solution, and simply blurring can bring its own problems.
In this case I’ve already tidied up the floor, now it’s time to clean up the background.
The other more sensible option, which we’ll cover here, is to solve it in post, in this case using Adobe Photoshop. It isn’t difficult of course to clone out the odd scuff mark, but when you have hundreds of dirt marks or creases you need a slightly more heavy duty solution, and simply blurring can bring its own problems.
In this case I’ve already tidied up the floor, now it’s time to clean up the background.
