Post processing does not improve bad photo: I took a photo in which the background was in sharp focus and the main subject in very soft focus. I performed some PP in Photo Elements 12...

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

I took a photo in which the background was in sharp focus and the main subject in very soft focus. I performed some PP in Photo Elements 12 to see if I could sharpen the subject, no luck other than bad luck and a lack of skill. So here is an example of what not to do.

Original

Goof up in PP

DwsPV Loc: South Africa

jwt wrote:

I took a photo in which the background was in sharp focus and the main subject in very soft focus. I performed some PP in Photo Elements 12 to see if I could sharpen the subject, no luck other than bad luck and a lack of skill. So here is an example of what not to do.

Hehe, we all live in hope that software will revive our duffed attempts!

Thumbs up if others lived the hope too.....

:thumbup:

angler Loc: StHelens England

Hello Jim, I, ve had a shed full of them but sometimes your software will work for you its always worth a try. :thumbup: :thumbup:

DigiKid

My eyes are not what tey used to be, but the image you labelled as "Original" looks over saturated and the PP image looks sharper and more true colors to me. But I am a musician and amature photographer, soit may just be my opinion alone. LOL

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

That has never happened to me.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

DwsPV wrote:

Hehe, we all live in hope that software will revive our duffed attempts!

Thumbs up if others lived the hope too.....

:thumbup:

Thanks for viewing and the comment DwsPV, this was fun so I don't mind showing my foul up. Have a great day.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Post processing has helped in a lot of my poor to average originals. Challenge me and I will post some.
As regards your second image, I would select the bird, increase contrast and sharpen it. Then inverse the selection and blur the background.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

angler wrote:

Hello Jim, I, ve had a shed full of them but somtimes your software will work for you its always worth a try. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Good morning JIm from the swamp, and thanks for viewing and the comment. Its fun to play with the throw away's sometimes. Have a great day and new year.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

DigiKid wrote:

My eyes are not what tey used to be, but the image you labelled as "Original" looks over saturated and the PP image looks sharper and more true colors to me. But I am a musician and amature photographer, soit may just be my opinion alone. LOL

Thanks DigKid, for viewing and for commenting. I'm taking all comments on board at this juncture. Have a great day and New Year.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Chinaman wrote:

Post processing has helped in a lot of my poor to average originals. Challenge me and I will post some.
As regards your second image, I would select the bird, increase contrast and sharpen it. Then inverse the selection and blur the background.

Okay Chinaman, consider yourself challenged, I would love to see that bird sharpened somehow. I wonder if PS Elements have all that capability, I sure am gonna try. Thanks for viewing and the comment.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

tradio wrote:

That has never happened to me.

Good morning tradio, thanks for viewing and the comment and I guess I could say I wish it didn't happen to me but all too often it does especially from a rocking boat. Have a great day and New Year.

DwsPV Loc: South Africa

jwt wrote:

Okay Chinaman, consider yourself challenged, I would love to see that bird sharpened somehow. I wonder if PS Elements have all that capability, I sure am gonna try. Thanks for viewing and the comment.

I'd like to see this one too Chinaman.....

:-D

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

tradio wrote:

That has never happened to me.

jwt wrote:

Good morning tradio, thanks for viewing and the comment and I guess I could say I wish it didn't happen to me but all too often it does especially from a rocking boat. Have a great day and New Year.

I got the feeling tradio was joking.

DwsPV Loc: South Africa

Swamp Gator wrote:

I got the feeling tradio was joking.

:thumbup:

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Swamp Gator wrote:

I got the feeling tradio was joking.

Oh so did I, not touch here at all Swamp Gator.