Need help editing a pic for a friend

Adam_Lowe · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

Hey guys,
I am trying to edit this image..and its a crappy image that was taken with a cheap camera, but this is for her mom and i can't really do anything with it. Could someone help me?
thanks!

beano · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

Has this been printed on a T-shirt or something!?!

mai_lin · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

Wow - that's a more than horrible picture. Can you retake it with a decent camera?

There's NO detail in her face left - its all blown out. I actually can't even tell what she's standing in front of - is that a bush? The lines/grain in the picture can't even be saved with maximum noise reduction...

I'd consider this a total lost cause and try to take another picture.

Jen D.

Adam_Lowe · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

LOL, no it wasn't printed on a tshirt. I don't know what kind of camera it was taken with. like a 0.3 megapixel or something LMAO. I tried messing with the color and stuff in PS, but was hard to do. Unfortunately Its rainy and stuff all week here and she can't take another pic outside. I'll try to get it as best i can i guess.

JamesMayLee · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

yeah... If it was me I wouldn't try to keep it like a photo. If I absolutely loved the shot I'd make it into a digital painting type thingy on photoshop. cuz there's a lot of information missing. maybe if i have time i'll try a few things just to show you. GOOD LUCK! you'll need it.

tfizzle · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

that'd be VERY hard to do without actually having an art degree and a lot of knowledge in photoshop. You'd have to airbrush in all of the detail and skin tone, shadows, and get rid of all the lines.

Even if it is cloudy/rainy, etc you'll NEED to take another shot...really

alas I will see what I can do, though

tfizzle · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

I had a little time on it. I can't recover the blown highlights...

Did one as regular and then another as canvas...brb gotta load it on something...

Adam_Lowe · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

Awesome! Thanks tfizzle! I'll give these too her and see what she says..hopefully they will work. I told her to bring the dog in and i would take a pic of them. lol. The pic was just a horrible pic to begin with.

NormF · 16th of December 2008 (Tue)

whoami?

This is not perfect, and I've run out of time to work on it, but it's probably 75% better than the original. I hope she likes it.

I wish I could have seen tfizzle's edits before they vanished, but this one looks like a lost cause to me. Good luck.

Svetlana · 17th of December 2008 (Wed)

HAHAHA!!!!! LMAO!!!

Nightowl64 · 17th of December 2008 (Wed)

that is funny.....as for the photo. i think the more you tyr to fix it the worse it will get..re shoot with better camera.

JamesMayLee · 17th of December 2008 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfizzle

that'd be VERY hard to do without actually having an art degree and a lot of knowledge in photoshop. You'd have to airbrush in all of the detail and skin tone, shadows, and get rid of all the lines.

Even if it is cloudy/rainy, etc you'll NEED to take another shot...really

alas I will see what I can do, though

so right. you'd have to literally paint a new face. Thought there was enough info on the face to just fill in a few things... but there's absolutely nothing there except eyes, nose and mouth. (o.0 ) good luck all.

tfizzle · 17th of December 2008 (Wed)

Sorry, I'll put them back up:

Original

Original^

There is no data to recover so I just layered a bunch of stuff and tried to get some color back in spots.

16th of December 2008 (Tue)	#2
beano Goldmember Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berkshire. UK Posts: 2,911 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend Has this been printed on a T-shirt or something!?! __________________ Scott 350D+Kit lens (18-55), 75-300mm f4-5.6, 50mm 1.8, 10-22mm 3.5-4.5, 400mm 5.6L, 1.4x Extender, 430EXii flickr

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mai_lin Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 605 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend Wow - that's a more than horrible picture. Can you retake it with a decent camera? There's NO detail in her face left - its all blown out. I actually can't even tell what she's standing in front of - is that a bush? The lines/grain in the picture can't even be saved with maximum noise reduction... I'd consider this a total lost cause and try to take another picture. Jen D. __________________ EOS 40D and Kiss Digital X (aka 400D) Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon EF 85 f/1.8 USM, Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 Di II, Speedlite 430EX

16th of December 2008 (Tue)	#4
Adam_Lowe Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 164 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend LOL, no it wasn't printed on a tshirt. I don't know what kind of camera it was taken with. like a 0.3 megapixel or something LMAO. I tried messing with the color and stuff in PS, but was hard to do. Unfortunately Its rainy and stuff all week here and she can't take another pic outside. I'll try to get it as best i can i guess.

16th of December 2008 (Tue)	#5
JamesMayLee Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 16	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend yeah... If it was me I wouldn't try to keep it like a photo. If I absolutely loved the shot I'd make it into a digital painting type thingy on photoshop. cuz there's a lot of information missing. maybe if i have time i'll try a few things just to show you. GOOD LUCK! you'll need it. __________________ -James May Lee-

16th of December 2008 (Tue)	#6
tfizzle Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 279	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend that'd be VERY hard to do without actually having an art degree and a lot of knowledge in photoshop. You'd have to airbrush in all of the detail and skin tone, shadows, and get rid of all the lines. Even if it is cloudy/rainy, etc you'll NEED to take another shot...really alas I will see what I can do, though

16th of December 2008 (Tue)	#9
NormF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 165 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend whoami? This is not perfect, and I've run out of time to work on it, but it's probably 75% better than the original. I hope she likes it. I wish I could have seen tfizzle's edits before they vanished, but this one looks like a lost cause to me. Good luck. __________________ Norm Canon 40D, EF-S 10-22, EF-S 17-55, EF 50, EF 70-200, EF 28-135

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Svetlana Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,850 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend HAHAHA!!!!! LMAO!!! __________________ Canon 7D, 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 17-55 2.8 IS, Pro-Optic 8mm fisheye, 50mm 1.8, 17-85 mm, Speedlight 580EX II, 430 EX, enthusiasm. http://lanagurevichphotography.blogspot.com/ Join me on Facebook!

17th of December 2008 (Wed)	#11
Nightowl64 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 100 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Need help editing a pic for a friend that is funny.....as for the photo. i think the more you tyr to fix it the worse it will get..re shoot with better camera.

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