A local wedding magazine I advertise in has asked to use one of my images for their front cover of the winter issue, but only if I can give them a portrait version as opposed to the landscape one they have.

I have a similar image which is portrait, but the groom has his eyes closed...any ideas of how to rectify this in Photoshop CS2 or is this virtually impossible? The image is of the B+G standing by a lake and is full view, so the eyes aren't close-up, but still, it's pretty obvious his eyes are closed.

ANY advice or ideas welcomed and appreciated!

Do you have another photo where the grooms eyes are open around the same size? You could just switch em out! Hope that helps!
Candy
p.s. if they are slightly open you could always use the liquify tool to open further.

+1

Unfortunately no, I don't have a matching photo. I tried using the liquify tool to open them and then add a catchlight, but he's ended up looking like some gothic demon!!

AAAH!!

I agree with both suggestions. The liquify tool rocks!

Do you have ANY photos of male eyes from a similar perspective?

I suppose I do have a shot of the same groom from a similar angle, although it's not entirely a match. How would I go about copy and pasting the eyes on to the other image?

Thanks guys.

I would use the lasso tool and then resize with transform if need be. You can be a little generous around the eyes and erase back trough where you don't want the extra.

Here's how I've done it:

Make a selection around the eyes you want to use (select more than just the eyeball.

Copy and paste them into the new image.

Resize them to the correct size and position them in the correct spot - you may need to do each eye separately.

Create a layer mask, set brush to black, soft edge, and paint away around the eyes. If you over paint, set the color to white and fix it.

This has worked well for me.

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After:


Scott

If it's for a magazine cover, I assume there will be not only their name but some other text across the front. Is there any way to take the landscape, crop in to make it a portrait? If need be you can add a vignette or a layer mask and gradiate off to a black, white or a color they suggest where the text will be. It could look like it was custom fitted to the front they need.

Or give it a polaroid type frame and let it float over a background. (solid color or something else from the wedding.)

Just a thought. I know there must be a creative way to make it work.

If not, then the eye clone is your best bet. I know your concern is that it will be a mag cover and not just a 4x6 so you want the PS work to be as flawless as possible.

Consider talking to their designer who will be working with the photo after it's done to see if they can give you some suggestions.

Post up your before and after when it's done!

Guys, this is all such fantastic advice. Thanks so much for your replies and great suggestions. I will put them into practice and see how it goes!!