HELP!!!!! For photo for funeral.....

11/02/2009 06:48:37 PM · #1

Our Deputy Chief died this morning after battling Cancer for a while. It was actually pneumonia that took him in the end. He worked for the Fire Department for 42.5 years.

However, We need a 16x20 photo of him, but we never got around to taking an official portrait prior to this. We do have the following photo, which was taken with my old point-n-shoot that everyone likes. However, I don't have the knowledge to take this shot and blow it up to 16x20. They'd also like to remove Sam from the background and just have a clean white background behind him. I can do the last, but I don't know how to resize this without it looking crappy.

The full sized image is here.

Here's a small copy....

If you're willing to help it would be greatly appreciated, but not to rush anyone, we'd like this ASAP!!!!

Thank you all.

Message edited by author 2009-11-02 19:03:28.

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Canon PowerShot S95

11/02/2009 06:52:51 PM · #2

Not that I can help much, but you need to open your permissions.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

11/02/2009 07:03:51 PM · #3

Does the link work now? *shrug*

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

11/02/2009 07:07:30 PM · #4

It works now. I can blow it up for you -- either with straight PS or Genuine Fractals, if I can reload my copy (it's not on this computer).

Hang tight...

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/02/2009 07:07:47 PM · #5

Link's fine.

Should be able to make an acceptable 16x20 out of this, no problem. Just using Photoshop's upsizing algorithm (bicubic smoother). It won't maybe be up to rigorous professional standards but it will print perfectly OK. You're ok with abstracting him from the BG, you said, right?

R.

ETA: there ya go, Neal's gonna take care of that part for ya :-)

Message edited by author 2009-11-02 19:08:20.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

11/02/2009 07:25:33 PM · #6

I've upsized it myself, and it looks ok, but I've never tried to print something this large from my old point-n-shoot and am not sure how it'll look.

Thanks everyone.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

11/02/2009 07:28:18 PM · #7

Image is in the mail to you...sent before I got back here to read that you upsized it. Well you have a comparison anyway.

sarampo

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

11/02/2009 07:28:53 PM · #8

Hi Nathan!

I've tried to clear up the image a bit with noise ninja, removed the red eyes, and punched a bit of contrast.
Also should make a great photo in b&w.

I've saved one version with bg and other without.

farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/4070473422_3e24d5ec8c_o.jpg
farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/4070473414_4a9d34e0ed_o.jpg

My condolences,
Joao