ABSTRACT

The post-production editing or ‘car makeover’ is simplified when there are not too many reflections in the bodywork or chrome of the car that photographers captured. Busy reflections will either detract from the final quality or increase the time photographers spend removing the unwanted detail. This chapter examines how to smooth out the bodywork, streak the background and spin the wheels, and finally put the icing on the corporate cake by applying the logos to give the image that advertising look. To soften the lines so that detail of the edges fades gradually into the smooth paintwork, editors must apply a small amount of Gaussian Blur to this layer. The Motion Blur filter may drag lighter tones underneath where the wheels make contact with the ground. When the movement is towards the camera the illusion of movement can be created by using the Radial Blur filter instead of the Motion Blur filter.