How do i make naturally transparent articles in a photo more transparent.?

Question

I have a photo with some friends behind a screen that is slightly transparent, now is it possible to make the screen in the photo seem more transparent? or make the information behind the screen stand out more?

Oh, also, im using photoshop CS2

Answer 1

You've got your answer, but I would like to add a TIP, for the future.
If you want to make a photo through a transparent screen it's a good ideea to have a polarising filter mounted on your lens and adjust it (rotate) until there are almost no reflections. This way you will have an almost perfect picture and there will be no more need to retouch it.

Answer 2

In photoshop

Open the image

Create a selection around the inside of the screen (this keeps you from adjusting the entire image).

Create a new threshold adjustment layer

Slide slider all the way to left, then slowly drag right until the first traces of black appear. Click ok

Change eyedropper tool to color sampler tool. Click one time where darkest area appears.

Double click threshold adjustment layer. Slide slider all the way to the left then slowly to the right unitl the first traces of white appear. Click Ok

use color sampler tool to click where it's the whitest at

Delete threshold layer

Create a curves adjustment layer

Double click black eye dropper and set the rgb to 20/20/20 Click ok

Double click white eye dropper and set the rgb to 244/244/244 Click ok

Double click the neutral grey eye dropper and set the rgb to 133/133/133 click ok

Click on the black eye dropper and click where the color sampler created a #1

Click on the white eye dropper and click where the color sampler created a #2

Use the grey eye dropper to select a neutral grey.

(tweak the curve a lil bit for a natural look without expanding past the natural lighting conditions created by the over all image)

Click Ok

there you go. If you have problems or questions, email me: [e-mail]

Answer 3

I would suggest you try increasing the contrast or trying different gammas to make the objects behind the screen stand out more. Another option would be to select the color of the screen & replace it with a color more closely matching the background (perhaps a redeye tool could be used for that) This would make the screen less noticeable/obtrusive. E.g. turning it from bright to dark might help.

Answer 4

You can do this by adjusting the contrast (use the curves tool) for the selected area. It probably won't look natural though if there is not enough detail in the original photograph.

Answer 5

Levels is your best bet but will impact the rest of the photo unless you select the area of your friends and isolate them from the adjustment.

Answer 6

Back lighting

Answer 7

select the layer you wish to change and adjust the opacity

Answer 8

it is all about lighting