First try at post processing with CS3... tips & critique please..

[Viky]

I've been shooting digital for a long time now, but i was really lacking in the Post Processing Dept....

Spent few hours fiddling with Adobe CS3 last night...

Please critique the results..

Also, any general tips & advice from experts will be highly appreciated:)

The Original

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_8495b_filtereda.jpg

After Processing

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/processed.jpg

Changes made: brightened & sharpened eyes of both persons, saturated & sharpened lips of the lady, brightened her teeth also, added brightness & contrast, saturated colours, levels & curves adjustments, applied dehaze filter and finally USM on whole image...

:eek:phew..:eek:

[dandan]

great, a TINY but much on the contrast IMO but still great for the first, most people go WAY over board with filters and such on their first try in a while. good job. if you REALY wanted to get into it you might wana do a lens blur on the bg to make the people stand out a little more. as it is now the bg is somewhat distracting

[Viky]

thanks for your input dan! I'll surely keep this in mind for future.:)

I'm planning to get this printed and framed, now will it look better on glossy or matt paper?

[bubbawillums]

I think that this pic would look better on glossy as its a nice vibrant picture.. thats my personal opinion :)