mossphoto (604) 2009-02-13 12:21:43

-removed 2nd tent with clone stamp
-made copy layer
-lightened midtones and highlights in levels
-erased sky from 2nd layer
-flattened image
-copy layer again
-sharpened, with layer opacity at 50%
-flattened
-uploaded

mossphoto (604) 2008-12-24 13:47:46

Rotated (obviously), removed orange distraction, increased contrast, vignetted.

mossphoto (604) 2008-06-11 14:38:17

This photo is © Alfred Eisenstaedt. I hope the estate doesn't mind it being posted here. After all, it is all over the internet anyway.

~V~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-30 14:00:49

Cora-

I couldn't bring back the highlights, but overall added some details where I could.

First, in a duplicate layer, I darkened the upper end of the curves about 25%. I erased the gray from around the frame (you can still see a little in your © notice).

Flattened those layers, and increased saturation by +14.

Then, in a separate layer, I darkened the middle of the curve 35%, and erased from the middle out to crate a vignette. The eraser was set at 550 pixels, and 35% hardness.

Once again I flattened and dodged and burned a little bit more to add isolated contrast changes. I probably should have sharpened it a bit too, but didn't.

Nice image, thanks for giving me a good one to play with. I hope you don't mind.

~V~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-28 14:40:29

Obviously, the first thing I did was darken overall.

I also used a separate layer to darken down the background overall. I erased a soft circle from around the face, to separate it from the wall.

I then flattened, and created another duplicate layer. On that one I darkened overall by about 50%, and used a large, soft erased to erase from the inside out to create vignetted corners.

Flattened, created another duplicate layer and sharpened with Smart Sharpen, H/l at 8% fade, 84% tonal, and 1 radius, shadows set at 20% fade, 19% tonal, 7 radius, and Sharpen set at 44%, radius .8 pixels, and remove Gaussian blur.

I then set that layer at 50% opacity, flattened, and uploaded.

Thanks for a fun image to play with.

~Vic~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-13 07:42:30

Gabriel-

This is a nice image. I just tweaked it a bit.

All done is Photoshop CS2

~Darkened bricks
~lightened face and clothes
~added 2 points red and yellow
~added 2 points magenta
~vignetted slightly in duplicate layer
~sharpened overall in USM @ 100% 1.5 pixels threshold of 5, with duplicate layer
~then used opacity of 35% of sharpened layer
~used clone tool to remove small black area in top right corner
~flattened and uploaded

Thanks for a great image to play with.

~V~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-07 11:53:44

I used a number different layers and tools in PS.
In no particular order...

boosted overall saturation...

boosted blue saturation in duplicate later by 40%, erased everything but her...

vignetted via my normal way...

Sharpened w/ Smart Sharpen 44%, .8 pixel, gaussian blur...

Dodge face...

Burn and dodge on greens...

Blurred a dup layer in Gaussian blur, radius at .6 pixels, then erased diagonally, top right to bottom left, about 3/4 width of the image...

Flattened and uploaded.

Thanks for a fun image to play with.

~Vic~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-05 09:49:55

Hi Don-

I just wanted to show you briefly what I was talking about.

On this, I just used the dodge/burn tool in photoshop CS2 to increase the contrast locally. I lightened the bright areas, and darkened the dark areas. I use the brush at 1% or 2% maximum. Too much too fast can ruin the shot.

I hope you don't mind the workshop. This is only my interpretation of your shot.

~Vic~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-02 10:32:27

Again, not trying to improve an already great shot. This is just my interpretation.

Clone tool to remove unwanted subjects, and lightness/contrast to boost overall contrast.

Duplicate layer to vignette. Darkened about 10% overall, and erased at 55 pixel at 33% from the middle out until just the corners where darkened.

Sharpened separate layer, put layer opacity at 35%, and then erased it entirely from the sky.

Flattened and posted.

Thanks for a fun image Fabrice.

~Vic~

mossphoto (604) 2008-05-02 10:06:21

I'm assuming you knew I was going to play with this image when you posted it.

Again, I'm not even attempting to make it better, just my interpretation of another great shot of yours.

I gave the fisherman a break yesterday, so I thought I would get rid of him today. Again, I chose to go with a theme of solitude. This time, for the bird.

The usual was done, close tools to lose the people, and duplicate layer was used to vignette. I also boosted saturation by 10%.

I took this a little further, by removing what little bit of the horizon that we could see. I felt it would add to the overall feel of the shot. This was done with clone tool and spot healing brush. This was done at various opacities, from 100% to 30%.

I also used another duplicate layer to remove the noise in the sky by using Gaussian blur at a radius .6 pixels. I then erased that layer from the foreground.

As with the last one, on this one I didn't sharpen after flattening the image. This time it was on purpose though.

Thanks again for a fun image Partha, and I promise I won't do this again. At least for a while.

~Vic~