Can YOU Fix This Photo? - DPChallenge Forums

10/14/2008 08:46:34 AM · #1

Let me know if you are good with portraits. I have this photo(not taken by me) and it needs photoshop help. I am not sure how to fix it though, i can email it to you if you would like to help. Thanks bunches

LVicari

Canon EOS-50D

10/14/2008 08:49:29 AM · #2

send it over. I'll have a look.

Leo

slide12345678

Canon EOS-5D

10/14/2008 08:49:50 AM · #3

why not just post it here?

Message edited by author 2008-10-14 12:50:08.

goinskiing

Canon EOS-6D

10/14/2008 08:51:00 AM · #4

I'll give 'em a look.

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/14/2008 08:53:20 AM · #5

Originally posted by slide12345678:

why not just post it here?

lol im getting there

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

10/14/2008 08:53:45 AM · #6

You can send it my way. I will do my best.

10/14/2008 08:55:05 AM · #7

here. now you can all play with it

Message edited by author 2008-10-14 12:55:25.

LVicari

Canon EOS-50D

10/14/2008 09:03:30 AM · #8

Whoa!! was this shot thru a screen door or is it my imagination that I am seeing lines or a grid all over this pic. What was it shot with?

10/14/2008 09:06:54 AM · #9

i have no idea what the grid thing is. i was just told to fix it. i think it may have been scanned, but i dont think that would cause the grid thing. a completely different photo would probably be the better option in my opinion, but im not calling the shots.

10/14/2008 09:11:29 AM · #10

Was that taken straight off a TV?

I've had a look at it but without loads of editing work that's a difficult one to put right, I suspect the image will look really soft afterwards too...

I will see if I can do anything more though and post if I can.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/14/2008 09:13:47 AM · #11

ok thanks. anything anyone can contribute would be great. im just not photoshop smart enough to even know where to start

bassbone

Nikon Df

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

10/14/2008 09:14:29 AM · #12

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A five minute edit. It is very soft in the face now due to the extensive blurring done - but with the patchwork grids it was impossible to avoid using this simple technique. I also adjusted the height to width as the image was artificially made square.

Using smaller brushes and more time, you should be able to fix it better.

I used the blur brush in photoshop set at about 20% opacity. I used the brush larger on the skin and smaller around the features. I used the burn brush (5%) to bring back some definition to the features when I completed the blurrying. I did not touch the shirt as the texture would be completely ruined. I dodged a bit in the eyes to bring out the whites. I added a small USM layer when done at 100, 0.2, 0 to add a bit of sharpness, and mopped up with the blur brush again to remove the grids.

Alternative approaches using duplicate layers and blurring would work on the entire image as well (described by Mark-A and Brad very well).

Message edited by author 2008-10-14 13:43:28.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

10/14/2008 09:14:37 AM · #13

Looks to me like it was scanned on some funky setting that inserted white space between passes because it sure looks like it has been stretched horizontally about 10%

bassbone

Nikon Df

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

10/14/2008 09:18:22 AM · #14

If you have access to the actual photo - take a picture of it - don't scan it. You will end up with much better results shooting with your 400D than almost any scanner you can get your hands on. You will have control of exposure, sharpness etc.

10/14/2008 09:20:27 AM · #15

Originally posted by bassbone:

it was emailed to me. as far as i know getting the original isn't an option

10/14/2008 09:23:14 AM · #16

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About the best I can do is that any good for you?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

10/14/2008 09:25:39 AM · #17

Originally posted by Mark-A:

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About the best I can do is that any good for you?

how did you get the lines out? yeh that's basically what i need, just not all warped. im having a bad day and cant remember how to unwarp it, although bassbone did in his version

Citadel

Nikon D7500

10/14/2008 09:26:28 AM · #18

Its almost like the original was printed on low quality settings on regular paper then scanned back in. Weird.

Message edited by author 2008-10-14 13:26:39.

bassbone

Nikon Df

Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS

10/14/2008 09:27:32 AM · #19

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

how did you get the lines out? yeh that's basically what i need, just not all warped. im having a bad day and cant remember how to unwarp it, although bassbone did in his version

To 'unwarp' - go into image size then deselect the "Constrain Proportions", and adjust the size of the height from 800 to 1000 while holding the horizontal at 800. It seems to make a big difference.

10/14/2008 09:28:49 AM · #20

Ok uploaded the unwarped one over the top of the previous edit.

Should be ok now.

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

10/14/2008 09:29:11 AM · #21

oh shazzam! much better. thanks

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

10/14/2008 09:31:20 AM · #22

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Message edited by author 2008-10-14 16:35:29.

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/14/2008 09:34:31 AM · #23

For anyone interested in how I did this:

Duplicated the layer applied a 2 pixel motion blur on top layer (angle 0) then reduced the layer opacity and fill, I then duplicated the original layer again and did the same blur but with different opacity and fill settings to the layer, this seemed to give a better result than I could get by adjusting just the first blurred layer.

I then did a small shadow / Highlight on the original layer, merged reduced width to 640 pixels without constrain proportion and SFW

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

10/14/2008 09:44:25 AM · #24

Man, I am overwhelmed! Here is my go anyway:

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Shouldn't waste it LOL