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Oct 7, 2022 10:50:50   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
Shooter41 wrote:
In 1982, forty years ago, I was attempting to do portrait photography on weekends trying to make extra money to be able to buy a better camera and lenses while I was studying and practicing still photography. I needed models and fortunately, a friend of my family was the sheriff of a nearby small town who had a pretty young wife. She wanted to surprise her husband on his birthday with a portrait of herself as a present. Unfortunately, my photographic knowledge was not sufficient to allow me to take a well-focused, tack-sharp image. If several of the excellent photographers on UHH would be kind enough to edit my image and send it back to me with less noise and much sharper, so that I can contact the model; finally give her a decent portrait and share who helped me correct my mistakes. I would appreciate it. Also, I would appreciate your sharing the way you removed excess noise and increased sharpness to correct my pathetic image. Thank you for sharing in advance. Shooter41
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Your downloaded file was only 969 KB!
Topaz Gigapixel AI (4X +face recovery on) Ending file size 134 MB
Then, Photoscape X "White Balance" for the background and "Batch Resizing" to Long Edge (PX) 3840 for a final of 4.9 MB, attached.
No other changes were made
I can only assume that only the face was in focus on the original. I hope that this helps.
Smile,
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Oct 7, 2022 10:55:51   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
RJW wrote:
Did some additional work in Luminar NEO in Portrait Mode and Erase to remove spots and a Mask for background noise. Super Resolution in Pixelmator Pro. Topaz Portrait AI is good for overall cleanup but sometimes all one needs is Topaz DeNoise AI. I usually try both and pick the best outcome. RJW



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Oct 7, 2022 10:58:37   #
Hip Coyote
 
RJW wrote:
Hello Shooter41. I just ran this image through Topaz PhotoAI and I think this will meet your request requirements. Amazing program it is ! RJW


Wow...nice

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Oct 7, 2022 11:18:19   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
One last (I promise) change . . . .
I used Topaz Sharpen AI on my previous submittal and reduced the file to 1.2 MB. . .
JimmyT Sends
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Oct 7, 2022 11:22:59   #
RJW Loc: Oregon
 
It is quite amazing and fun to use ! RJW

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Oct 7, 2022 11:28:05   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 
By the way. A very beautiful woman

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Oct 7, 2022 11:42:38   #
Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
 
RJW wrote:
Did some additional work in Luminar NEO in Portrait Mode and Erase to remove spots and a Mask for background noise. Super Resolution in Pixelmator Pro. Topaz Portrait AI is good for overall cleanup but sometimes all one needs is Topaz DeNoise AI. I usually try both and pick the best outcome. RJW

You did a great job with this. I also use Luminar NEO and am amazed at what it can do.

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Oct 7, 2022 12:52:16   #
BDABob Loc: Tomkins Cove, NY
 
Shooter41 wrote:
In 1982, forty years ago, I was attempting to do portrait photography on weekends trying to make extra money to be able to buy a better camera and lenses while I was studying and practicing still photography. I needed models and fortunately, a friend of my family was the sheriff of a nearby small town who had a pretty young wife. She wanted to surprise her husband on his birthday with a portrait of herself as a present. Unfortunately, my photographic knowledge was not sufficient to allow me to take a well-focused, tack-sharp image. If several of the excellent photographers on UHH would be kind enough to edit my image and send it back to me with less noise and much sharper, so that I can contact the model; finally give her a decent portrait and share who helped me correct my mistakes. I would appreciate it. Also, I would appreciate your sharing the way you removed excess noise and increased sharpness to correct my pathetic image. Thank you for sharing in advance. Shooter41
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Topaz Photo AI ....... PS to eliminate all the background spots ..... LR to alter the color balance (too much red).



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Oct 7, 2022 13:01:57   #
bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada
 
Shooter41 wrote:
In 1982, forty years ago, I was attempting to do portrait photography on weekends trying to make extra money to be able to buy a better camera and lenses while I was studying and practicing still photography. I needed models and fortunately, a friend of my family was the sheriff of a nearby small town who had a pretty young wife. She wanted to surprise her husband on his birthday with a portrait of herself as a present. Unfortunately, my photographic knowledge was not sufficient to allow me to take a well-focused, tack-sharp image. If several of the excellent photographers on UHH would be kind enough to edit my image and send it back to me with less noise and much sharper, so that I can contact the model; finally give her a decent portrait and share who helped me correct my mistakes. I would appreciate it. Also, I would appreciate your sharing the way you removed excess noise and increased sharpness to correct my pathetic image. Thank you for sharing in advance. Shooter41
In 1982, forty years ago, I was attempting to do p... (show quote)

Hard to take blur and accumulated grunge out of an image. It would be much better if the original source was a bit cleaner, i.e.: scan from original negative/slide.

However, I applied Topaz DeNoise and Sharpen to the image. I then doubled the size in Topaz GigaPixel to more easily work on it in Lightroom where I cleaned up the spots on the image and close to the image. I used a Brush mask in several areas of the face to remove/reduce blotches and selectively improve focus.

It's yours to work from...

bwa

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Oct 7, 2022 13:43:18   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
I downloaded RJW's sharpened version to try and improve the color. My efforts are shown below. I think it gives a more natural skin color and a bit of levels adjustment on the mid-range and blacks helped it a bit as well. I think I'm gonna have to get that Topaz AI sharpen app.

Stan


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Oct 7, 2022 14:17:26   #
spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT
 
RJW wrote:
Hello Shooter41. I just ran this image through Topaz PhotoAI and I think this will meet your request requirements. Amazing program it is ! RJW


That looks amazing! Well done.

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Oct 7, 2022 14:38:45   #
delder Loc: Maryland
 
Great Real-World examples of useful applications of A/I PP to a scanned image!

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Oct 7, 2022 14:39:00   #
r1ch Loc: Colorado
 
RJW wrote:
Did some additional work in Luminar NEO in Portrait Mode and Erase to remove spots and a Mask for background noise. Super Resolution in Pixelmator Pro. Topaz Portrait AI is good for overall cleanup but sometimes all one needs is Topaz DeNoise AI. I usually try both and pick the best outcome. RJW


I like yours best but you should have masked the bottom are from sharpening.

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Oct 7, 2022 14:52:38   #
amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
 
Skin tones have to be handled very carefully...

I did a VERY slight cooling and VERY slight desaturation...

It still appears a bit over-saturated to me, when viewed below. The download looks much better! (Calibrated monitor.)

P.S. The model is a clone of Emma Peal (actress Diana Rigg)!


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Oct 7, 2022 15:17:13   #
r1ch Loc: Colorado
 
RJW wrote:
Hello Shooter41. I just ran this image through Topaz PhotoAI and I think this will meet your request requirements. Amazing program it is ! RJW


I fixed some problems with her eyes, some oversharpening in the shirt and some wierdness at the bottom. Again, I think you did a good job.


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