Help - How can i remove Flash reflection from a Photo?

<p>I have a Photo that i took some time ago of a Uniform in a glass case.<br />Unfortunately, the flash has left a white spot as it reflected off the glass.<br />Is there anyway i can remove this?<br>

Thanks :)<br>

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<p>What image processing software do you have?</p>

Contextual aware spot healing in Photoshop CC2014 can help.

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<p>What image processing software do you have?</p>

 

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<p>I have Serif PhotoPlus Essentials and Gimp.</p>

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<p>If the budget is tight, check out Cyberlink Photo Director 5 - it may still be available free. I tried it a few weeks ago when it was free because verison 6 had replaced it. There's a pretty good content aware tool for covering up some flaws. Overall I didn't like it well enough to consider it as a serious replacement for Lightroom, but it's decent as a freebie.</p>

<p>Otherwise, if you have several photos that need similar retouching, try downloading a trial version of Lightroom, Photoshop, etc. These are fully functional and most trial versions are good for 2-4 weeks, and allow saving the edited file to full resolution TIFFs, JPEGs, sometimes to DNG or other formats.</p>

<p>It appears to be available but I couldn't because it required me to upgrade to v.6 before downloading v.5 ... perhaps it is dumb me BUT! :-)</p>

<p>My Nephew might have Lightroom and Photoshop. I will try and contact him to ask.<br>

But if so how do i remove the glare using those programs?</p>

<p>You can not remove the glare since the light in that spot has been completely dominated by the flash. </p>

<p>The best you can do is to reconstruct the image by filling in the bright center spot - cloning is one method. </p>

<p>The flash also produced a bright halo surrounding the center spot; this can be somewhat softened through careful blending and feathering by applying brightness and contrast tools in the area.</p>

<p>The healing tools in Photoshop and Lightroom are a sort of smart cloning. They sample nearby regions automagically, or as selected by the user, and attempt to seamlessly weave the sampled region into the target area. Usually it works pretty well, but on a tough job like this it may require several steps, building up a little at a time while sampling from various parts of the jacket.</p>

<p>The overhead glare on the glass will be easier. It should sample from the white background wall, both the lighted and shadowed areas.</p>

<p>I'd suggest you head over the the Digital Darkroom forum and submit this as a 'Weekly Post-processing' challenge. No doubt you'll get some acceptable solutions.</p>

<p>Just a word of caution when taking flash photos such as this in the future. Its always better, if possible, to shoot at a slight angle, when photographing through glass. That way, the reflection does not come directly back at you.</p>