Help Fixing Blurry Eyes

GudniBGudniB Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
edited August 8, 2006 in Technique
Hi

I did a portrait session with my fiancee the other day. Everything went well and we've got some cracking images.

However, I do have one image were her eyes are a little blurry (only really obvious from close up) because I'm a muppet and failed to focus properly.

Typically this is her absolute favourite. Does any one have any suggestions how this can be recovered using photoshop?

I am new to photography but I'm very, VERY new to post production editting.

P.S. I realise I've mis-posted this, How do I move it?

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  • MontecMontec Registered Users Posts: 823 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    GudniB wrote:
    Hi

    I did a portrait session with my fiancee the other day. Everything went well and we've got some cracking images.

    However, I do have one image were her eyes are a little blurry (only really obvious from close up) because I'm a muppet and failed to focus properly.

    Typically this is her absolute favourite. Does any one have any suggestions how this can be recovered using photoshop?

    I am new to photography but I'm very, VERY new to post production editting.

    P.S. I realise I've mis-posted this, How do I move it?

    Try this (CS2 only), open the image and make a copy of the background layer and work on that layer. Zoom in to the eyes with the OoF problem, draw a selection around them (use quickmask or what ever way you like best) Inverse the selection and then use the SMART SHARPEN filter and select the LENS BLUR or MOTION BLUR and play around with that to see if you can sharpen it up, don't use too much...after you have done that you can use the Opacity slider to adjust that layer to fine tune the changes even more. Hope this helps!

    A detailed tutorial for this is located here http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1205470
    Cheers,
    Monte
  • GudniBGudniB Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited August 8, 2006
    Thanks.

    I'll give it a go and let you know how I get on.
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