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06/14/2006 10:37:20 PM · #1 |
Can someone give me some advice on this pic. I just can't get the picture to soften up. I'm trying to get it to look like this one - or at least close to this type of contrast.
What am I doing wrong? Here's the original:
Did I just take a crappy picture to begin with? Can it be salvaged?
Message edited by author 2006-06-14 22:48:47. |
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06/14/2006 10:50:09 PM · #2 |
 
ok. layer highlights only gaugasian blur erase eyes. lens correction to vinette. circular select around faces, select inverse and another blur :0)
Message edited by author 2006-06-14 22:52:34. |
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06/14/2006 10:57:32 PM · #3 |
You're going to have to explain just a little more. What is "layer highlights only?"
What is lens correction to vinette? |
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06/14/2006 11:01:05 PM · #4 |
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06/14/2006 11:03:33 PM · #5 |
to select highlights only do ctrl+alt+~ (that's tilde) and then do a ctrl+j to layer the selection :0)
I found that it works for soft focus images to keep the darks sharp. keeps the image from looking out of focus.
edit- another tip if you want to work with shadows only just do selection> inverse
Message edited by author 2006-06-14 23:04:30. |
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06/15/2006 02:10:44 AM · #6 |
//i68.photobucket.com/albums/i12/bowronfam3/347952.jpg
Message edited by kirbic - Converted large image to link :-). |
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06/15/2006 02:33:49 AM · #7 |
I concentrated on toning down the hot spots from the flash. Any better? I am working on an uncalibrated laptop montior right now, so forgive me if the contrast or color is off.
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06/15/2006 02:44:33 AM · #8 |
does this look like what you want ?
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06/15/2006 08:43:23 AM · #9 |
Jennifer, that's what I'm looking for. Thank you so much. Please tell me how you got to that point.
Message edited by author 2006-06-15 08:43:42. |
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06/15/2006 08:54:21 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by pix-are:
Jennifer, that's what I'm looking for. Thank you so much. Please tell me how you got to that point. |
Sure :)
-To tone down the hotspots:
1) Select the clone tool
2) Change the mode to Darken and the opacity to 50%
3) Alt-click on an area that is exposed how you want, then click on the hotspot and it should fix it :)
-I secected the eyes with the lasso tool, feathered 2 pixels, and applied an unsharp mask
-Then in the hue/saturation selection, click the colorize box, but the hue at 34 or so and I think the saturation was somewhere around 20.
Hope that all makes sense.
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06/15/2006 08:58:01 AM · #11 |
| It does. Thank you so much. I'll start messing with it. A big thank you to everyone who responded. |
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06/15/2006 09:12:10 AM · #12 |
Kind of like this?
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06/15/2006 10:07:33 AM · #13 |
| Ok, now I'm torn between Southern Gentleman's post and JRalston's post. |
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