image adjust for a "Happy Feet" dvd!

wlriv · March 30, 2007

just waiting on my confirmation code for i2e, and i figured why not have the pro's and amatures have a shot at it.

below are the pics you can choose from, i think they are the best available. they are linked in medium size, but are available in large/original in this gallery: http://wlriv.smugmug.com/gallery/2644716#P-1-15 .

feel free to work with any photo you like. these were taken by my girlfriend of her niece. cropping/adjusting/lightening, whatever tickles your fancy

at 3pm PST (roughly 3.5 hours from when this is being posted) i will make another thread with a poll and let you choose from my top 4.

i will send out a new copy of the "Happt Feet" dvd on monday to the winner you select!

on with the pictures!

cletus · March 30, 2007

Something like this???

wlriv · March 30, 2007

cletus wrote:

Something like this???

that looks great cletus!

looks like you may be the winner by default

if i can get similar results out of using i2e i will be pretty stoked - its amazing how you got that looking so much brighter.

jfriend · March 30, 2007

Father/daughter
Here's a different one:

Cropped tighter
Fixed underexposure
Brought out some shadow detail in hair and clothing
Restored some highlight detail in girl's shirt
Tweaked overall color balance
Tweaked the red-ness in the man's face
Sharpened

wlriv · March 30, 2007

jfriend wrote:

Here's a different one:
Cropped tighter

Fixed underexposure

Brought out some shadow detail in hair and clothing

Restored some highlight detail in girl's shirt

Tweaked overall color balance

Tweaked the red-ness in the man's face

Sharpened

that looks amazing!

cletus · March 30, 2007

wlriv wrote:

if i can get similar results out of using i2e i will be pretty stoked - its amazing how you got that looking so much brighter.

You should be able to make similar changes in just about any photo editing program.

wlriv · March 30, 2007

yikes! well with 2 submissions I dont really think a poll is in order. i appreciate both of your efforts. PM me your addresses and ill get the DVD's out to you guys on monday.

jfriend · March 30, 2007

jfriend wrote:

Here's a different one:
Cropped tighter

Fixed underexposure

Brought out some shadow detail in hair and clothing

Restored some highlight detail in girl's shirt

Tweaked overall color balance

Tweaked the red-ness in the man's face

Sharpened

I tweaked it a bit more with a different blackpoint that adds a little more contrast to the darker tones. I'm not sure which one I favor:

If you want the full size version for either image, they are here:

First one: http://jfriend.smugmug.com/photos/139766231-O.jpg
Second one: http://jfriend.smugmug.com/photos/139789196-O.jpg