Need help editing
Jul 26, 2012 22:51:11 #
The photo I took is extremely underexposed. I have tried to salvage it with PSE. I'm looking for suggestions re: anything I can do to further enhance it. Attached is the "before" and "after".
Jul 26, 2012 23:03:42 #
I assume this was shot as a JPEG. If so, the answer is no. Raising the brightness of a jpg this underexposed will increase the noise a lot as your example proves.
Some Photoshop plugins like NIK Viveza might help a little, but not all that much.
Some Photoshop plugins like NIK Viveza might help a little, but not all that much.
Jul 26, 2012 23:09:39 #
kit_kit wrote:
The photo I took is extremely underexposed. I have tried to salvage it with PSE. I'm looking for suggestions re: anything I can do to further enhance it. Attached is the "before" and "after".
Please upload the original "before" by checking (store original box).
On my laptop your before doesn't look all that underexposed.
Your correction doesn't look good.
If you want to do it yourself: use levels sliding the right and left to the starts/ends of the histogram.
Copy/make a layer, change the blending mode to screen, change the opacity to suit. Flatten the image.
Right now I'm running a script to remove noise on 60 photos...should take about 20 minutes before my computer is free if you want me to do it.
Jul 26, 2012 23:26:16 #
Jul 26, 2012 23:34:56 #
Jul 26, 2012 23:37:27 #
Harvey wrote:
Is this kinda what you want?
It is brighter, but lousy with noise. Not an improvement . Of course that depends upon one's standards.
Jul 26, 2012 23:41:39 #
Harvey wrote:
Is this kinda what you want?
Thanks Harvey!
Not really. I dd that, but I felt their complexion was too red.
Jul 26, 2012 23:49:14 #
It's what I had to work with - do better if you can.
CaptainC wrote:
It is brighter, but lousy with noise. Not an improvement . Of course that depends upon one's standards.
Harvey wrote:
Is this kinda what you want?
It is brighter, but lousy with noise. Not an improvement . Of course that depends upon one's standards.
Jul 26, 2012 23:56:09 #
2nd try -
kit_kit wrote:
Thanks Harvey!
Not really. I dd that, but I felt their complexion was too red.
Harvey wrote:
Is this kinda what you want?
Thanks Harvey!
Not really. I dd that, but I felt their complexion was too red.
2nd try less Red
Jul 27, 2012 00:22:36 #
I found the image a little soft in focus and grainy to begin with looked at closely. PS can do some good things, but it can hardly take the place of a better exposure. On the otherhand where one decides to spend the time, it can make some improvement.
It is still on the dark side, but I think at a least a little better without too much in the way of added problems.
It is still on the dark side, but I think at a least a little better without too much in the way of added problems.
Jul 27, 2012 00:29:32 #
kit_kit wrote:
Thanks Robert! Here's the original.
I'll try your suggestions and post the result.
I'll try your suggestions and post the result.
Had to do a lot more than what I mentioned.
Sorry, I left the door in but you should be able to clone that out. Enjoy.
Robert-Photos Post Process
Jul 27, 2012 00:31:39 #
Harvey wrote:
It's what I had to work with - do better if you can.
CaptainC wrote:
It is brighter, but lousy with noise. Not an improvement . Of course that depends upon one's standards.
Harvey wrote:
Is this kinda what you want?
It is brighter, but lousy with noise. Not an improvement . Of course that depends upon one's standards.
No I cannot do better - that is my point. This is, unfortunately, beyond help. Sure you can try all kinds of "fixes." Lipstick on a pig comes to mind. Not a reference to the ladies in the image! :-)
That noise reduction reduces the noise at the expense of detail - it looks mushy. It IS a pretty good job, but still not acceptable.
It will never be an acceptable print. Move on.
Jul 27, 2012 00:54:26 #
CaptainC wrote:
It IS a pretty good job, but still not acceptable.
It will never be an acceptable print. Move on.
It will never be an acceptable print. Move on.
True enough, though I can imagine circumstances where in the absence of better, it would be worth the effort. Not only do standards vary, but so also do personal situations, where such a photo could be precious. There can be more to an image than photographic perfection. Otherwise, give it a better go with another effort.
By the way, I admire the color balance Robert got compared to mine.
Jul 27, 2012 01:07:35 #
Jul 27, 2012 01:11:11 #
william48 wrote:
I gave it a try also
Yours like mine has oversaturated reds and could be better balanced in color. But, trying is enjoyable and a better past time than getting in trouble.
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