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<p>Hi,<br> I'm preparing 360 views for the interiors of one of my clients.<br> What's a good workflow using Microsoft Photosynth? I basically select all RAW images in the Photosynth editor and it does the rest. <br> Should I be instead converting the RAW to jpegs, make the necessary adjustments and then use Photosynth? I'm also letting Photosynth do the photomerge. Is that a good approach?</p> <p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, Ellis - I was able to place the picture on top of the blurred sketch.<br> I was trying to position the picture elsewhere on the canvas, move it around a bit. Haven't figured out how to yet.</p>

<p>I wanted to place a photograph on top of a scanned copy of a pen and ink sketch that I made long ago.<br> The sketch should remain slightly blurred in the background and the color photograph should be on top of the sketch.<br> How can I get this collage effect ? I don't have Elements and use an older version ( CS 5.1) of Photoshop.<br> Thanks.</p>

<p>Lex - yes, those stop-motion videos are really cool ! I wish i could experiment with that.<br> wonder how the best film producers get their background music right....</p>

<p>Hi,<br> I recently played a little music in the background while watching a slideshow of some of my pictures.<br> It turned out that the music blended well with the overall theme of the images, but I was surprised by my reaction to the images I must have viewed hundreds of times before.<br> I realized I was looking at very different parts of an image - corners, details I had never paid attention to. The music evoked a very different response inside of me, and on a few occasions I also felt a very noticeable tactile response. As if i had just touched the marble floor in a picture, for instance.<br> I've always believed that background music provides an entirely different meaning to images but I was surprised by my reaction.<br> anyone experienced this and has any comments?<br> Thanks.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Ellis - thanks, as always, for your detailed responses.<br> I've lived in the US previously and know they do it very differently there. In India, a client put me in a small cabin attached to a crane to get a shot of a building from 70 feet in the air. I had a harness but that wasn't of much use.<br> One doesn't complain because someone will do it for less if I don't !</p>

<p>Matt - these will be long / wide shots of the factory interiors, without getting too close to the operating staff.<br> Ellis - thanks for pointing that out, haven't thought about it yet ! I've shot in factories but not in gas plants.<br> I will carry a few hot lights, just in case but maybe multiple shots for HDR is a better idea. Thanks.</p>

<p>Thanks, all.<br> M. P - I was shooting for a panoramic view of a building and needed constant exposure. The pics came out well but I could not level the stiched pics in Photoshop Photomerge. Need to get better panorama software (have read about a few of those on PN).</p>

<p>Hi<br> I have to photograph the interior of a gas plant next week. The factory gets some light from the sun but not much.<br> I haven't visited the plant yet so can't really say how large the interior is<br> What are some of the ways to light interiors of such plants? I'm leaning in favour of continuos halogen lighting which I will have to rent. I have a few off camera flashes that work as strobes for interiors but they wont be of much use here, I think.<br> I'd appreciate answers from anyone who's done this previously. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Hi,<br> I need to hold down the AE(*) button while refocusing on my Canon 5 D mark II. I'm on manual focus and using a remote trigger and panning to take multiple shots.<br> Doesn't make sense if I need to hold the AE lock down while taking multiple pictures using a remote.<br> Am I doing something wrong? <br> Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Hi,<br> The attached pic was taken with a Canon 24-105 L @ 40 mm. <br> I took 3 pictures of this factory for a client and stitched them in Photomerge in PS.<br> How do i get rid of the distortion in the panorama?<br> I've tried the Lens correction filter and straighten ruler in PS but it doesn't work.<br> I didn't want to shoot any further away or wider as that would have resulted in even more distortion.<br> Thanks</p> <div></div>

<p>Hi,<br> How best can I replace the background in the attached pic of a machine with a uniform color like blue or grey?<br> The client wants a light grey background. I tried the clone tool in CS5, and tried to use the quick selection tool to extract the machine but with limited success.<br> Any suggestions on the best technique in Photoshop CS5?</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p> </p><div></div>