My in-laws

Elaine

I'm blessed to have in-laws that I love!

Is this too yellow? or too something else?

Elaine

Seneca

I think it looks good...maybe just a tad darker....

Elaine

I think you may be right...needs a touch more contrast.


Thanks!

Scott_Quier

I think the color is just fine. I do believe it's a little light and some curves would help it.

I hope you don't mind, but this is what I've done:

• A little curves
• A little levels
• A little vignette

BTW - it has suffered a bit from JPG compression, but you get the idea.

Elaine

Scott,

I don't mind at all. I appreciate the input.

Curves is very new to me, and I only have a limited version of it as I'm working with PSE 5, so I don't know that I can do much else with it curves-wise. I did move the dark side of the levels a bit, and I think that made it pop a bit more. Could you please tell me how you did the subtle vignette?

Thanks!

Elaine

kingmamaof2

This is a great shot Elaine! Nice DOF and the colors look really good on this end.

Scott_Quier

Elaine wrote:

Scott,

I don't mind at all. I appreciate the input.

Curves is very new to me, and I only have a limited version of it as I'm working with PSE 5, so I don't know that I can do much else with it curves-wise. I did move the dark side of the levels a bit, and I think that made it pop a bit more. Could you please tell me how you did the subtle vignette?

Thanks!

Elaine

I got this from a photographer on another forum, so credit goes to him. In PS (you'll have to translate for PSE as I've never used that product):

• Select Lasso tool
• Set feathering to LARGE value. For your image that I snagged off the thread, I used 100px. For full resolution image, I use 250 (the max that PS will allow).
• Draw a general circle around the main subject. Don't need to be precise - 3 seconds is all it should take. This will cause the inside of your circle to be selected.
• Invert your selection (Shift-Ctrl-I) - Now you have everything outside the circle selected.
• Copy the selection (ctrl-C) and Paste it (ctrl-V). This will create a new layer with the center part missing.
• Select Image->Adjustments->Levels (on your menu) to open the Levels dialog.
• Move the middle slider to the right until you like what you see and click OK to close the dialog.
• Flatten the image

From start to finish, this operation takes about 10 - 15 seconds.

Elaine

Thanks, Scott!

I do know how to do a vignette using a very similar approach in PSE. I usually feather about 150 and choose a color that just darkens the edges. It sounds like you just used levels rather than choosing a color. Thus, the subtlety. Thanks for the tip!

Elaine