another one of my grandbaby

[gail]

I no they are not that good. I'm still learning this is some of my practice shots. I no this one is out of focus and blurred,, but I'm trying.


http://photos.imageevent.com/gailsgallery/familyalbum/websize/3%20copy.JPG


Picture above that I worked on in P/S trying to lighten it up a bit.
does it look little better? critique please.

http://photos.imageevent.com/gailsgallery/familyalbum/websize/3%20copy%20retouch.JPG




picture#2
http://photos.imageevent.com/gailsgallery/familyalbum/websize/2%20copy.JPG[/img]

[gail]

Think I fixed them for some reason the link was broken. And I re-done them now they are showing up.

[stopbath]

I really like the first one here. The expression is grand. The photo is a little dark, but that should be easy enough to fix with curves or levels tool in a graphics editor. The shirt currently looks grey, and the skin tone is on the dark side.

I like the second shot too, but I am not too thrilled with the framing. The playing with the feet is great!

[gail]

Thanks for the comment, I tried to lighted it in P/S and that is as good as I could get it without going to light. I still don't no how to use the P/S correctly the curves, and such I no it can be fixed there I just don't no how to do it yet.

[G3]

Gail,
Try this..make a copy of this to play with and load the copy into PS. Bring up Image->Adjustments->Curves.

You will see a graph with a line running from bottom left to top right. First, click on the point where that line intersects with the box at the bottom left corner and drag it to the right along the bottom of the graph until the input value reads 15%. Then grab the other end at the top right and drag it to the left along the top border of the box until the input value reads about 94%. As you are doing it watch the changes it makes to your image. Then compare the image with curves applied to the original...

Since you are just playing with a copy of you image file, you are in no danger of messing up the original, so just play around with it...