OK, let's see if PS can improve this shot

jlg84

I took this photo on a trip to Hungary last year; the sky is really unfortunate, and the whole photo lacks contrast, but I like the cityscape a lot. Do you think you guys can show me what I could do with judicious application of PS's tools (and thus help me decide to plunk down a couple hundred $ to buy it?)?

(Also, just FYI, I did take this same image with different camera settings, and got a good image; just so you don't think I'm a lousy photographer in addition to being a Photoshop tyro.)

Thanks!!

Tim Kirkwood

Ten seconds and one click to shadow/highlight did this

digismile

It's just money jlg84!

At a cost per second, it might seem a bit high, but worth every penny.

If you buy PS, you won't regret it.

Brad

jlg84

Wow!
This is great! Based on this alone, it seems worth the expense. Is there a good (=easy) book to go along with PS to help someone get up the learning curve quickly?

Tim Kirkwood

jlg84 wrote:

This is great! Based on this alone, it seems worth the expense. Is there a good (=easy) book to go along with PS to help someone get up the learning curve quickly?

There are TONS of books. I dont have any of them so I cant suggest one but I know I have seen lots and lots of them. Its really not to hard once you play around for a bit and we all can help you around here.


Tim

Rohirrim

Kelby's Photoshop for Photographers is a good one to get started with.

Adobes Photoshop Classroom in a Book is very good for getting a basic understanding of the tools and menus.

Blatner and Frasers Real World Photoshop is much more thorough and will give you a better understanding of what you are doing, but I think it could be a little overwhelming as a first book.

Frasers Real World Camera Raw is excellent for understanding the RAW plug in.

Have fun

jlg84

Photoshop on the way!
I placed my order for Photoshop yesterday, and should get it in a few days. You can all look forward to LOTS of questions from me on how to use it to its fullest!!