Remove reflections from your car photography using photoshop

In this tutorial I'm going to demonstrate the tools I use in photoshop to remove unwanted reflections from cars. I'm also going to show how to add your own custom reflections back into the image.
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[@TheCarCreative]

Another killer tutorial! I actually like that you explained a bit of the tools more indepth. I find a lot of people “brush over” (pun intended) the use of the tools assuming people know how to use them, but you made the tools feel very approachable. Awesome work man. Thanks for putting the time in.

[@DamianPlisko]

The Car Creative thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@FloatontheRoad]

Great video! Thank you for this, Damian :)

[@cooledcollective]

great stuff as usual.... i know this stuff but its always refreshing to see another artist take the time to do it well. i did pick up on a few things but its funny how it gets more refined watching someone else do it.

[@DamianPlisko]

911cooled Films thanks man!

[@sowi2888]

Drawing in those contours is amazing! Thanks for letting us know how you did it:D

[@DamianPlisko]

So Wi glad you found it useful!

[@overlandingaround]

Oh hell yea! Finally someone made a video on this! Thank you so much, you're so gooooooooood!

[@DamianPlisko]

BurNerd thanks so much!

[@dilantaheem5725]

Yhh been waiting for this one , love it another mad video 👌

[@DamianPlisko]

THM Photography thanks so much!

[@OscarNtege]

Wonderful video,definitely giving me hints for my next photography tutorial and photoshoot!👌

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@gigoontwowheels]

a littel bit bored but congrats! one of the best tutorial videos I've seen. Keep it up!

[@MatheusRiquetto0102]

dude, you're helping me so much!! amazing tutorial!

[@DamianPlisko]

np! glad you're finding it helpful!

[@TheAutomotiveKid]

Bro! That was amazing!!! I learned a ton. 😱😱😱

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks dude, glad you enjoyed it!

[@craveleaks8102]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.

[@DamianPlisko]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidalanmedia]

Awesome Damian, super helpful for me!

[@DamianPlisko]

David Robillard thank you glad you enjoyed it!

[@vaibhavmandal5503]

Love your work.

[@DamianPlisko]

Thank you!

[@thrillhousemediaofficial]

amazing tutorial man thank you so much ♥

[@DamianPlisko]

Glad it helped!

[@tomenglandphoto]

Cool man, nice techniques you got in here.

[@DamianPlisko]

Tom England thanks!

[@carguyperspective]

Great content here. Never thought of using the patch tool for this, you sir just saved me quite a bit of time!

[@DamianPlisko]

Very welcome!

[@sushibali6522]

bro I swear I am editing the same car in same spec rn and needed to remove reflections and this is what I find, like an old gem

[@Russiansniper93]

Sub'd, crazy!!

[@forzachucknorris]

Great video 👌🏻

[@DamianPlisko]

manolo garcia thanks!

[@Mrsusanchi]

I work for Car shock absorber company. I am a designer and your channel help me a lot.

[@DamianPlisko]

Glad to hear that!

[@Q8Police777]

Actually the best car photographer/editor. Inspiring work man im learning a lot. Keep making these great work

[@DamianPlisko]

iiCUBE OiD thanks so much for the kind words!

[@Q8Police777]

@@DamianPlisko im going to the track tomorrow i will use some of your tips hopefully i can get some cool shots!

[@cocoland4619]

Thanks a lot buddy! ;)

[@DamianPlisko]

Any time

[@rmp5s]

This video changed my life.

[@DamianPlisko]

rmp5s amazing to hear!

[@Medienmechaniker]

Another way is to first make the selection around the reflection you want to remove, make a mask out of the selection and content aware fill the reflection.

[@Butcheren0]

Very good video Damian. I was totally onboard until you started adding back reflections. I thought you were going for a flatter look. In my opinion it seems a bit weird first removing reflections and then adding them back in. I'm not into car photography, so just my 2 cents.

[@dillonh72]

new sub my man!

[@DamianPlisko]

Dilon Holmes thanks man!

[@Eptikz]

I would be interested in how to get the background as it is from the thumbnail as it is in your video... that was the main criteria why i watched this tutorial. I would love to see a tutorial about it!! Thanks for your help! :) Keep going!

[@DamianPlisko]

Eptikz hey thanks for the feedback. Essentially played around with the hue and saturation + color balance

[@Eptikz]

@@DamianPlisko okay thanks for your answer! i tried it most of the time with my pics but i wonder how ppl get their pictures that smooth especially if you have any light sources in the background i often have problems with those because they are way to bright i guess? dont know :D i will keep trying

[@harithd]

this is really helpful!

[@DamianPlisko]

Harith H glad you found it helpful!

[@harithd]

@@DamianPlisko one question, the light reflections you did on the side of the cars have sharp edges on the bottom side.. is there a fix to that?

[@sinvictus]

Thank a lot for this tutorial, this is really helpful ! How do you find all these nice cars to photograph ?

[@DamianPlisko]

Stephane Vanwildermeersch find owners :)

[@qianzhiqiao1981]

this is really helpful

[@DamianPlisko]

Qianzhi Qiao glad you find it helpful

[@qianzhiqiao1981]

looking forward for a tutorial video about how to make shadows after using pen tool cut the car out.

[@TheName409]

The technique is very helpful, however I personally think that you take away to much of the shinyness of the car. But that's my own opinion. Anyway great video!

[@DamianPlisko]

Jeffrey de Graaf thanks for the feedback!

[@Marlo.photos]

@damian what is the command in windows when you click "command and click on the shape" ?

[@9tbiker455]

Can you make a Video, How to remove numberplates?

[@vishvaoc2918]

What about the windshield part? That is a hard part to retouch.

[@passporttophotography563]

Great video as always Damian......was just curious though, how much time approximately does it take you from start to finish to completely process a car shot? I know this will vary depending on many different factors, I'm just asking for an average. Thanks!

[@DamianPlisko]

it really depends, some shots take 15 seconds, others take a long time to setup

[@Sentibeats]

we need more sir

[@DamianPlisko]

senti Beatz soon!

[@iemwill9429]

do you know if the opacity and folow technique works on ALL glares and reflections such as picture frames?

[@DamianPlisko]

i don't :(

[@plantxvibe9571]

is it a good idea to buy polarizer to remover reflection?

[@DamianPlisko]

it is for sure

[@ChauNguyen]

Excuse me, at 7:42, i can't drag the selection like you did, is this a new function in Photoshop? ( i use CC 2015) Thanks you so much

[@DamianPlisko]

Chau Nguyen Graphic I’m not sure, you could look into which versions support this tool

[@IMentalAsylum]

Not sure if you've found your answer yet but that's the patch tool. It works like the lasso tool, but when you click inside the selection and drag, it should work as shown. I'm positive CC 2015 had this tool, but in any case that's how that tool works.

[@mjsbiggestfan1997]

What if the car was shot around some trees where there's a lot more going on with the reflections? Could this technique still work or would a more advanced method be best?

[@DamianPlisko]

i think this technique could still work to an extent, might have to be a bit more creative though

[@dilantaheem5725]

How did you end up bringing out the detail in the wheels ?

[@DamianPlisko]

THM Photography dodging and bringing up shadows

[@dilantaheem5725]

Damian Plisko thanks 😊🙏🏽will try that on some of my stuff

[@parksangku11]

highlight line is too much sharpness.. i think if add to blur will be better

[@uuurrruuurrr]

This video is greeat on how to remove unwanted reflections. I still, however, find that the reflection I've removed is flat...no shine/no glossy appearance. How can I get a shine/gloss on the replaced reflection?

[@DamianPlisko]

i believe i do show that in the video at some point. May require some additional pen work

[@sergio1991M]

The puddle reflection is veryyy wrong...

[@Exx-on]

Great video, but please fix that inaccurate puddle reflection! Its annoying my eyes!!

[@DamianPlisko]

Matt Bowler thanks for the feedback!

[@Exx-on]

Keep up the awesome work!

[@tiagosilva.b5]

Im trying to remove me from a reflection like directly behind the car and I can't 😭😭😭😭😭

[@DamianPlisko]

and you've tried the same tool?

[@johnalmighty]

By you purposely not perfecting it, it defeats the purpose of a tutorial. Should be showing use how to master these tools in your specific scenario, which would give us the ability to use it in our own specific projects.

[@DamianPlisko]

Good point, Im always striving to improve these, thanks for the feedback.

[@psykotronikpicturesque]

The reflection in the water is completely wrong. And please speed up your talking just a tad - I skipped through most of the video to just see some parts because it got WAY boring and tedious.