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AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Lone Groover » Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:32 am

Ok, I messed up. Had a few pics taken at a family wedding with my sisters - which I really need to get printed up.

Problem is the light is behind us and they look crap.

Any photoshop suggestions that might improve them?

Help guys !
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:44 am

Was the photographer pissed ?

If they were taken as raw files you might be able to rescue them with Lightroom.

( I did tell you that you should be using Lightroom :twisted: )
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Lone Groover » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:02 am

Nah, Jpg's
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Doorstop » Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:14 pm

Send me one LG and I'll see what I can do this end.
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby droschke7 » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:14 pm

Lone Groover wrote:Ok, I messed up. Had a few pics taken at a family wedding with my sisters - which I really need to get printed up.

Problem is the light is behind us and they look crap.

Any photoshop suggestions that might improve them?

Help guys !

do you use Picassa LG? I've found that if the foreground is too dark and the Background is to light, using the "Highlights" Slider at the Tuning tab lets you lighten up the foreground without affecting the background. Never tried on a photo taken directly into the Sun though. Isn't that called "Contra Jour" against the light?
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby droschke7 » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:21 pm

oopst typing faster than my brain could follow again, I meant the Fill light slider , not the Highlight slider
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Late to the Party » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:46 pm

If you've got Photoshop then try using the Shadow/Highlight tool. It can be a bit harsh, so use it carefully, but it might be just the ticket.
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby droschke7 » Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:48 pm

did you get them sorted LG?
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Doorstop » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:36 pm

He's off for a short sabbatical in the land of Jonathan Foreigner at present, droschke7 old bean.

Watch the news for invasions of Poland, annexations of the Sudatenland etc.
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby droschke7 » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:49 pm

:) more worrying is I actually found myself watching the News for anything about Poland LO(L
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Re: AAAARRRGGGHH !!!!!!!!!!!!

Postby Dexter St. Clair » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:15 pm

Plane forced to return to Poland after onboard fisticuffs
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