Jonathan Ziegler
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Unless you’re skilled with the pen tool in something lie illustrator, it can be unwieldy or clunky. Beside practicing the on tool, try using the polygonal lasso tool. It basically lets you make selections wit little trailhead ones which you can smooth out. Even though clothing is pretty rounded, it’s pretty easy to make it smooth with simple tools.
Beyond that, you can try the magic wand – just vary the tolerances until you get a good selection. Do a search for matte pulling in photos to find some different techniques which have varying degrees of success in varying environments.
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Try adding a small stroke the same color as the triangle to triangles showing those lines. This happens to me all the time. No bigger than half a point should work – may have to make adjustments for your art. You also add fill with the brush on a layer tucked behind.
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First off: I’m no lawyer. If you want a definitive answer, talk to a real one. That said:
Don’t worry about the releases for the dogs unless they have ads on them (I’m guessing they wont). As for the people, if you are showing people playing with their dogs in a park, you won’t need a release since it’s a public place and nobody is selling anything or has big huge logos on them. Worry more about logos in the distance.
Devils advocate time: if you can get a release from the people and their dogs (dogs are a property release), then it can’t hurt, but you only need to have a release if you are selling something or promoting something. I used to think you always needed a release, but it’s only if you are selling something or pushing an idea. Most people are just being safe which is smart, but don’t let it stop you from shooting.
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You see this a lot from PHP (ie: WordPress sites). Many times, they just grab the address and then set up a bot to submit form entries. The idea is to use the form to send spam to others. I used to get this all the time with my PHP forms. I no longer do contact forms for this reason as I generally have better luck with just an email link.
For deeper security, you can include routines in your code that verify addresses, backtrack IPs, confirm entries, bounce back errors or problems, etc, etc. Do a search for secure PHP mail form.
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Hey there, more details about the file would be nice: what version of illustrator are you using? At 42mb, it sounds quite big – did you have lots of raster images? You can try moving the raster images to a new folder to see if that’s the issue (Change root fders so it can’t find them), then bring them back one at a time. Also is it mac/PC and what OS are you using and how much ram?
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Has to do with the shutter speed of the camera (set to 1/60) and the refresh on the TV (also set to 60Hz). May need a line conditioner to smooth out the rough edges so you always output the right amount of voltage and to be sure you are right at 60Hz (most household electrical lines vary a lot more than you’d think). Couple that with rolling shutters on DSLRs. Consider also, there are little LEDs that glow bright white behind the other color pixels on your TV which will also contribute to the banding or funky glow from TVs, neon signs, and fluorescent lighting.
I wouldn’t recommend shooting it on a DSLR, but you could put some dots on the screen and use that for tracking the footage in post – one on each corner so you can track the footage and insert the TV stuff in post.
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Silly question: do you have smart guides on? What version of AI are you using?
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Sounds like you will need to release the clipping mask first, make your changes and then reapply the clipping mask. Please post your progress and any images you can. 🙂
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I think the lens might be the issue. The focus seems to be pulling slowly from back to foreground. Try disabling the auto focus (the 18-55 kit lens is a fairly poor lens these days – mine broke less than a month after I bought it). Shut off image stabilization. Consider installing magic lantern to get on-screen focus and things like zebra stripes. I use magic lantern on a t3i and t2i and I get great footage (I mostly shoot stock).
I highly suggest renting a lens from somewhere like borrow lenses.com. I don’t buy lenses anymore: I research high end lenses then find whoever will rent it the cheapest and plan my shoot that way. I realize I can’t just pick up and go, but I don’t have to spend $thousands either. When a client hires me, I mark up lens and equipment costs so I can discount it later and I rent so there’s overlap In time (for a 3-day shoot, rent for a week).
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I will say I strongly recommend using InDesign – that’s what it was made for. Photoshop has some pretty basic type layout tools while InDesign goes far beyond what photoshop can do in just type alone. Keep photoshop for your FX and things InDesign won’t do. Sounds like you will need a crash course in publishing using InDesign. Also, keep your pages to about the final size plus your trim/bleed setting and use facing pages. When the printer goes to print they usually do all the page separations for you cuz it’s usually just a plugin and they usually prefer to see the final version. Finally, indesignwill gather up all your resources and prep it all for output.
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