Me and My Fiance

[gewolke]

I took this of me and my fiance tonight. It looks fuzzy to me. The ISO is too high (of course I forgot to check it....aargh) and the white balance is off. But, all in all, she saves the picture, don't you think? Please let me know what else I can improve on (picture wise, of course)....

http://www.pbase.com/gewolke/image/68466760.jpg&exif=Y

[cgratti]

Removed the noise and corrected the WB a bit for you.

[2manyPix]

Removed the noise ...

Woah! Nice work cleaning that up, cgratti. Was that done with NoiseNinja?

Joe

[cgratti]

No, NeatImage Pro... Set to the lowest setting... it works pretty well on the lowest setting, it doesnt blur the picture to much.

[gewolke]

WOW!!!! I tried using the noise filter in elements, but it didn't seem to help. I'll need to research how to remove noise a little bit. Thanks!!!!!

[cgratti]

All I did was Noise Removal, Contrast, Curves, and Color Balance.

[PsychProf]

I used the free download of Neat Image and a little Focus Magic. I did not do anything to the color balance. The ISO 1600 is pretty rough. The software I use is pretty basic and the process only took about three minutes. Keep shooting and keep posting!!!

[Dragonfli Spirit]

Wow - fantastic clean up job - well done :)

[Dante King]

Hi, I think this really improves the shot! :):). I agree she is lovely.

[gewolke]

I must concur with your assessment!!!!

Thanks!

[MagicallyDelicious]

awww you two look lovely together

[Mr. Clean]

I don't mean to hijack - But the free version of neat image I found is a trial version. Did I miss something? It just reminded me because it made a huge improvement on a great pic here!

[PsychProf]

The free version of Neat Image is a trial version which means it has some limitations but I have some limitations also (money) so I keep using the trial version. I do not think there is a time limit on the "trial" time. I have been using it about a year. I did pay for the Focus Magic software ($45.00 U.S.) and I have more control over the degree of improvement I want. I use Focus Magic a lot to gently improve sharpness.

[gewolke]

Pat -

Thanks for the info on Neat Image. I've downloaded and tried it out on the original image. It's a great tool!!!!!

Of course, if I just remember to check my settings first :-) :-)

Take Care!
George

[Mr. Clean]

Thanks all!

[pwen watkin]

You both look great together.

[Reefbone]

That Focus Magic works like... well... Magic! First I've ever heard of it. I checked out their website and your example is better than the ones they use to sell it.