Fix this portrait

[bcteh]

Can anyone help me fix this. A bit blur. And whatever you think need to be fix.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9885/cng1filtereddm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[JackJack]

in office no photoshop, first time using gimp to do editing, this software not bad:D


OK, here is the pic i did, crop the space on head, play with level, apply sharpness, and neat image.
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[derickuan]

because of mixture of cool light and warm light....(ok..ok..i dunno how to adjust WB in jpeg), I opt for B&W and a tighter crop...:redface:

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[kimberlycun]

Sweet girls! I like the colours so decided to stick with it.

Got rid of the massive headroom and brightened up their faces and enhanced the whites of the eyes and teeth. A bit of unsharped mask too.

Here is the result:

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[ShaolinTiger]

Here's mine, crop out void space at the top, cool down the colour tone a bit, remove red/yellow cast, boost contrast and midtone exposure a bit and very slight sharpen.

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[eehcrd]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/gunn67/jan07/cng1filtereddm2edit.jpg


aiyaa, forgot to use colgate whitening on the teeth but i've already flattened the layers. i'll live with it. :D

[bcteh]

Sweet girls! I like the colours so decided to stick with it.

Got rid of the massive headroom and brightened up their faces and enhanced the whites of the eyes and teeth. A bit of unsharped mask too.

Here is the result:

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The eye very ugly ler. :0

[kimberlycun]

bcteh: would help if you could give a more detailed explanation as to why it's ugly.

[bcteh]

bcteh: would help if you could give a more detailed explanation as to why it's ugly.

It look so fake. Looks like plastic eye. Maybe it's due to our monitor differences.

I could see some photo are too dark, some a bit bright.

I'm using 17" LCD here.

Even I wash this photo, it looks a bit different than what I viewed on LCD.

[mobbes]

Not easy to fix this pic - especially the diff in color cast on the 2 faces ... little girl's face has a nasty green cast. Derick's approach equalises the diff :)

btw you can do a quick check of your monitor's settings - follow the link in my signature

[kimberlycun]

It look so fake. Looks like plastic eye. Maybe it's due to our monitor differences.

I could see some photo are too dark, some a bit bright.

I'm using 17" LCD here.

Even I wash this photo, it looks a bit different than what I viewed on LCD.

thanks man, will work on another attempt :donow: . cheers

[jayhan]

ok, here's my attempt to this challenge.
i realize it's kinda difficult to edit this one. so i sorta try to note down on what are the things that need fixing *according to my style*. here's a list.

1. The image suffers from a slight blur. Could be bad or good... so we can capitalize on this. Not a problem.
2. Image is under a heavy warm color cast. Not to my liking.
3. I notice the nice smiles, and loving vibe that's flowing thru the photo. So I wanna emphasize on this values and try boost more of it.

A lot of post processing has been thrown into this, so I cant remember the exact stuff, or recipe that I've done. So here it is with some explaination.

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1. Image was blur. I had to do some USM - not too much, but just enough to bring the eyes and smiles out. And since it has this blur overall with a warm diffused lighting from the curtains, I added gaussian blur. Yerp! Make blur more blurrer! :P Then I selected the center part of the image and slightly reveal more of the original. That way it sorta tricks the eye into believing the face is sharper - cuz it is! as compared to the rest of the areas. :) This feel added to the warmth and loving vibe.
2. I adjusted the color cast, and also some tweaks in levels and curves. Nothing fancy on this. I also did a selective desaturation with primary focus on the skin tones. Basically I wanna achieve something which has a loving theme.
3. To make users focus on the smiles on these faces, I further added a slight vignetting. This is as though there is some kinda light that is focusing on their face.
4. Then I added a border with suitable colors to complete the whole thing.

Hope you like it. Cheers!

[alancheong7]

Like DK's, Jack2's (quite studio-like) and Jay's.

Hehehheh, i'm learning after all - had thought about gaussian because of overall softness :D

As can be seen, the over-exposed background MUST be reduced as much as possible.

[ddkwh]

this is my contribution. did nothing much...just some cropping, unsharp mask, brightening up & playing with curves to "cool" image as i found it a little to warm.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/715/ddkwhkr8.jpg

:firing: me if there's anything that needs more improvement. cheers!

[mac]

i've just sharpen it, and added some texture, since the main complain is BLUR

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7788/cng1filtereddm21gp1.jpg

[sinister]

My attempt...

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http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8643/myfixuj3.jpg

[alancheong7]

Wow, mac, you da man lar ... ! :D
The (old master) canvas texture is a nice touch and did away with the little girl's blur ... me like.

[bcteh]

this is my contribution. did nothing much...just some cropping, unsharp mask, brightening up & playing with curves to "cool" image as i found it a little to warm.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/715/ddkwhkr8.jpg

:firing: me if there's anything that needs more improvement. cheers!

Ok ..thanks everyone ... I think I like this one the best. :D

[bcteh]

i've just sharpen it, and added some texture, since the main complain is BLUR

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7788/cng1filtereddm21gp1.jpg

And MAC, not nad either. I like it. :D

[qqmeng]

like tht can ka?

high pass filter used.

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[bcteh]

like tht can ka?

high pass filter used.

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I prefer photo that can be printed for people to view lar.
If give this photo to this girl, she sure throw the photo unto my face.
:D :D

[halee]

There was a blade of leaf of the hand bouquet running across the girl's face which I find very distracting. Other than just fixing the colour, saturation and contrast, I think that the distracting blade should have been taken out like below -

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/465701913_5249ab2d33_o.jpg

My two sen.
:)

[EasternBug]

here's mine

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[mobbes]

There was a blade of leaf of the hand bouquet running across the girl's face which I find very distracting. Other than just fixing the colour, saturation and contrast, I think that the distracting blade should have been taken out like below -


Well spotted halee .... :) I still think the color diff betwen the two ladies' faces is a fly in the ointment. But that's just me

[leschang]

my try:
was trying to counter the backlighting and the color balance, plus a little cloning works.

[HenryLow]

Here is my version:

[moshpit21]

-USM
-cropped
-BW
-brightness and contrast
-diffuse glow

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b267/moshpit21/FIXEDbyMOSHPIT.jpg

-peace-

[kiankheong]

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1) Background copy with USM at 300%, 0.8 pixels.
2) Levels and curve adjustments with mask to whiten the teeth and eyes.
3) Colour balance: -74, 0, +4
4) Picture cropped.

Just some simple adjustments, still learning how to post-process Hard to get the WB right. :)

[bcteh]

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1) Background copy with USM at 300%, 0.8 pixels.
2) Levels and curve adjustments with mask to whiten the teeth and eyes.
3) Colour balance: -74, 0, +4
4) Picture cropped.

Just some simple adjustments, still learning how to post-process Hard to get the WB right. :)


This one is good :rasta:

[moshpit21]

actually, how was the pic taken? whats up with kid's face? green?

-peace-

[bcteh]

actually, how was the pic taken? whats up with kid's face? green?

-peace-

Hehe ..this photo is candid one le ..just post and shoot .. a lot of my relatives in the house. Did not care much of the lighting that time. I still don't know how the green color can get reflect to the face. Maybe from the green grass.

[mobbes]

I still don't know how the green color can get reflect to the face. Maybe from the green grass.

:D :D :D good one - green grass??

[bcteh]

Here my final outcome.

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2778/cng1filtered21av2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)