Help needed to make a metal object look shinny

[jcnoble]

I am using PS CS6 extended.

I have a stainless steel money clip that is shinny and I am trying to make the photo of it look shinny as well. The photo shows the money clip in a flat silver color. How can I make the money clip in the photo look shinny as it normally does?

I have spent 3 days on this and am at my wits end.

Charlie Noble

 

[MikeMc]

We can guess or try...Since no one has guessed yet, why not post it up and you will get some help....:banghead:

 

[CreamFlakes]

I have also been having trouble making such an effect but its probably just because I'm such a noob haha :]

 

[jcnoble]

We can guess or try...Since no one has guessed yet, why not post it up and you will get some help....:banghead:

EDIT by moderator to remove multiple repeat images

 

[ibclare]

This is a very very poor quality image and will be difficult to do much with it. Do you have a better photo?

 

[jcnoble]

This is a very very poor quality image and will be difficult to do much with it. Do you have a better photo?

The original photo is 2.33 MB and too big to attach (my understanding is it can not be bigger than 2 mb)

The camera used was 8 mega pixel Canon HFS200.

the problem could be the camera, the photographer, or both

 

[sprucemagoo1]

Why not just reduce the image size by cropping most of the background away from the whole photo. Why not shine a light on it, then take a picture of it with a shine there. Then you only have to improve what is there, instead of making it up.

The clip, however looks as though it has been cut from a different image of whiteness, really badly a/ copys well in my opinion. In which case you should be asking how to make smooth and clear selection of parts of the image you want to cut.

 

[hawkeye]

It's all in the way an object reacts to light, if it is shiny then it reflects light, if it's flat it absords light. In this case I just added a white gradient to indicate reflection.