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Roy V
{K:13082} 4/7/2004
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Very Strong! Excellent Work
Roy
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Gino Quattrocchi
{K:39580} 1/2/2004
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Grazie per il tuo commento positivo ...(ho usato molto il dizionario,perchè non conosco l'inglese)se puoi seleziona il traduttore.
Bello questo scatto ,come fai ad inserire quella cornice?
ciao e buon anno
Gino
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Betsy Hern
{K:12872} 10/22/2003
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Yes, you're welcome. Chris is a good teacher. Take little steps at first and soon you will be a pro Photoshop user (but don't overdo it).
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Chris Lauritzen
{K:14949} 10/22/2003
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You welcome!
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/22/2003
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Chris and Betsy,
Thanks so much for the advice and tutoring. I played with the dodging tool like you suggested (following Chris's method) and it worked out great! I've reposted here. Thanks for all your help. That zoom really makes it much, much easier. Don't know why I didn't think of it!
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Chris Lauritzen
{K:14949} 10/22/2003
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I was off on the amount setting in the un-sharpe mask..it was actually set to 50
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Chris Lauritzen
{K:14949} 10/22/2003
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James,
First thing I did was open the levels control to make sure the levels were equal. I moved the center arrow a bit to the left to brighten the midrange of the scene. Next I opened the curves control and pick my three adjustment points. One is for the highlights, second for the mid range and the third is for the shadow area. I adjusted each point until I got an overall smooth tone to the image.
Next I used the dodge tool and set it to about 5% and a small brush size then zoomed in on the image to have just the face on the screen. I then dodged the eyes first to bring out the detail there then I worked around the rest of the face. I then zoomed out to see what it looked like and zoom back in to make more corrections. This is really just a matter of personal taste here in the results you get.
I then applied an Un-sharp mask filter to it to help sharpen up the image; I used a small setting here. I think I used the setting of:
Amount = 100
Radius = 1.3
Threshold = 0
After that I saved the image and then opened it in the Neat Image program to help smooth out the digital noise introduced because of working on such a small image.
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/22/2003
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Daniel,
That looks GREAT!!! I played with the levels and curves as well but I couldn't get the right balance. Just when the face would look good the rocks and stuff would wash out. When I tried the dodging tool I just washed his face out and it looked unatural. I'd love to know how you did this. It looks sooo much better. And, of course I don't mind. That's why I'm on this site....to learn!!
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Chris Lauritzen
{K:14949} 10/22/2003
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James,
I downloaed you shot here and worked with it in Photoshop. Now it is a small image so some of the dtail is lost but you will get the idea of what Betsy is saying. I used the Levels, curves and dodging tools to improve the boys face.
Hope you don't mind that I did this.
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Betsy Hern
{K:12872} 10/22/2003
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Yes, James there are several alternatives to the simple dodging and you have to experiment until you find one that you like. I might suggest either placing the entire photo on another layer (select all - command J) or try using adjustment layers. The Photoshop manual discusses them to some degree but if you search on Google for Photoshop tips you can find some wonderful online tutorials. Oh, the Adobe site has many easy to understand tutorials, I'd start there first. With either layer method you can work on only the parts that need some help then erase the parts you want to keep from the undrlying layer or adjust to your hearts content using different tools and filters without affecting the original layer, in case you overdo it. Welcome to the dark side of digital enhancement, you are in for a joyous and sometimes frustrating ride.
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/22/2003
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I think the face looks washed and unatural with the dodging. Is there a better way?
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/22/2003
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OK. I tried the dodging tool. I'm not very computer savvy but I'm willing to learn.
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/21/2003
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I do have photoshop but I'm still learning how to use it. Last night I discovered some info on dodging. I'll try it and re-post with the changes.
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Betsy Hern
{K:12872} 10/21/2003
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James, do you have an image-editing program where you could isolate the boy's body, and especially his face and dodge, or lighten it just a bit. It might just be the scan but he is very much in a shadow and it would be great to see his eyes. I think this would add to the emotion of the image. Your composition is well-thought out. I like the vertical format. The main figure is placed in the frame in a very inviting spot, most would center him which would not draw the eye through to the back as well as your choice. Black and white is also a good choice here. If the boy was moving you did a good job of freezing him, the focus looks sharp.
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James McGinnis
{K:6045} 10/21/2003
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East Africa in a refugee camp.
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Daniel S. Garcia
{K:13946} 10/21/2003
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A vary moving image. Where was it taken?
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