Processing Question

[Bill274644060ot1]

Hi folks,

I know this will get rejected for the white milky blur sitting in a line at the edge of the table. I'm not sure what that is, it may be a reflection off the end of the table from the light. Either way, I've tried a few approaches to getting rid of it and haven't found one that works. 

Curious to what you all would suggest? This is a low quality image, but the white area extends almost uniformly at the end of the table. I haven't been successful with a clone here due to the slight gradient in color by some of the neighboring boards of the table. 

Thanks!

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Reshoot the image under different lights.

[Henrik Heigl · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I'm not sure if its the right way and efficient to put hours of work in it instead of taking the picture again and make sure all is Ok and you got a perfect picture. It seems that it would not be to hard to reshoot that Image. But you also could maybe try to paint it out with a darker color and maybe with 10% opacity and go from there. Hope that helps.

[George_F · Accepted solution]

I would think the Clone Stamp in Photoshop and a steady hand would clear that up.  If it's bright enough compared to the black backdrop, Blend If on a new layer might work to target only the brighter white areas.

I suppose I wonder what other ways you've tried already?

Like the others have mentioned though, a few seconds of repositioning might save a considerable amount of time editing.

[Abambo]

What software do you have access to and what version?

(Besides the fact, that it is easier to retake, if possible)