cristiann Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 this image is bad from the start... it;s not worth to photoshop it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyank Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Alright! I grabbed a different photo from the same morning which is very similar, and decided to work on that instead. I did some changes to it: curves, selective color, level, burn, etc. Tell me what you think, and more importnat, what is missing. BTW, Cristian N, I love your gallery. How do you achieve such vivid colors?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyank Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 in case someone can not get to that large photo attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_sevigny Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 There's a couple of things that I think could help give this good photo some more snap. First, check out this article on local contrast enhancement. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/contrast-enhancement.shtml You might apply it selectively or just hit the whole image with it. Second, brighten and increase the contrast on your father's face, especially around the eyes, just a tad. You don't want a picture to look manipulated. Basically, make a circle around his face and feather it at like 50 points. Then play with the levels adjustment. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Your father is doing something very real and personal, whether or not anyone else sees the mysteries he sees. For that matter, I don't think his religion advocates mystical images. "Mystical" means BS, though the world abounds in mysteries. I like Eliott N's rendition. The shortcomings of the original are the featureless light and the tungsten color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjlewis Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 This image works better in that his eyes are focused and attentive to his activity. The other must have caught a blink. I'm not sure what you're after but this version isolates him a bit by darkening the periphery of the image, as well as some of the facial shadows, book edges, etc. Added some grain, toned down the red a bit and overall ended up with a bit more contrast. Also rotated it about a degree clockwise.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdae Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Add a little pop and crop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyrpowr Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 My own PS skills are minimal, but may I offer this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyrpowr Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Well, I see you can't tell anything from what I posted, but I used the filter>artistic>watercolor on finest setting, and liked the result, along with some mild saturation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_owen Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I like the burn tool for photos like this.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfx Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I think the mood in the second image is less, but at least it is more of a study image.But the first is low imotion, and as one said (Ellis) the eyes are in a between state, or it appears. So far I like what Howard did...Since he darkened all around it..it became more of a believable scene, and when the darkness is in your mind, you can understand or imagine why he looks the way he does rather than a raidiating glow from the candle that shows hope...in the face, it doesnt show hope at all, it is somber, and the darkness helps this. Also seperating the candles flame from the right side helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor4 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Not sure I know how to include a photo but here goes...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor4 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Allright, last try...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor4 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 And the 2nd one...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham john miles Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 No big deal, just play around with the levels until you get the contrast you want. Everyone else's suggestions here are just subjective interpretations. Ask 20 of us and will give you 20 different images. Levels is the easiest of adjustments to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_lewis8 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Let's try this again <center> <img src="http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k10/Canoe0001/other/MikesFather.jpg" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"><br><br> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristiann Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 First of all you must get rid of the bad parts like flare, candle in this case and bad highlights (on the nose) ... and everything that is bad of course. Look at this quick fix and tell me what you think. Put your sample in ps and mine in a different layer and hide/reveal the layer and see differences between them. (are the same size) Best regards, Cristiann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyank Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Wow, Christian! That is the best one so far. Can you give me step-by-step instructions?RegardsMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristiann Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I can't but some direction can. Try to use burn and dodge tool to see what happens. And you must practice like in any other situations :) Best rgrds, Cristiann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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