Georgianne Giese

April 2026 - Rolling into the Past in Luxury

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About the Image(s)

This image was taken in the Sanderson Ford Auto Museum, in Glendale, AZ, back in 2015. I love these old luxury cars. We have photographed many of them over the years.

I wanted to eliminate the cluttered background and just highlight the car. But that was a formidable task. I tried several things, but mostly just ended up using my Polygonal Lasso tool to select individual tiles, cut and paste, and then change their shape to capture the direction and depth of the visible tiles. Part of that involved using the Object Selection tool to pull out the car as well as the inverse rest of the picture. I also ended up doing a lot of masking! It was very tedious, and I almost gave up and returned to reading my book! But, I didn’t give up!

I liked the result, but it could probably profit by some closer attention to detail. I just used up all the patience I had on it!

5 comments posted

Denise McKay

This is an interesting image with the wide angle on the front of the car and the floor reflections on the chrome and car body. Unwanted reflections on car images are very tough to manage when not in a controlled environment. But for this image, I almost get a "pop art" feel. Maybe removing the small blue reflection right above the grill would make an improvement. I think you did a good job in post-processing to remove the cluttered background. Posted: 04/06/2026 20:06:13

Georgianne Giese

Thanks Denise! Posted: 04/11/2026 20:32:30

Jan Handman

You did do a very nice job of getting rid of the cluttered background; good for you for not giving up! The first thing I noticed when I looked at it was the interesting reflection of the checkered floor on the side of the car, so I wondered if zooming in on that feature might simplify the clutter and accentuate the positive. I cropped off most of the background, eliminated the blue highlight Denise noticed, and used the healing brush to get rid of quite a few spot highlights. I cloned the plain black areas of the car over the hood area to make it appear shut rather than open. Just a little different perspective on your beautiful interesting car shot. Posted: 04/11/2026 20:07:15

Georgianne Giese

I really like this focus! Thank you for seeing it and sharing it! Posted: 04/11/2026 20:32:07

Carol Watson

You did a great job with your post-processing Georgianne and I think the effort was worth it, as it makes the car stand out so much more. I also like Jan's tighter crop. Posted: 04/15/2026 14:05:46

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