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Anybody want a challenge- HELP

Discussion in 'Retouching and Post Processing' started by MurphyD, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. MurphyD

    MurphyD

    469
    Jan 17, 2007
    South Texas
    Hi all,

    A friend of mine got a few hopeless pics at his daughter's wedding. I'm trying to make them a bit better. I'm hoping for a 4x6 or 5x7 print. If you want to take a crack at it, the file is here
    http://twoeyesopen.zenfolio.com/ in the "Work in Progress" gallery
    Let me know what you did because I have 4 or 5 more to do.
    Thanks
    David

    Here's the original
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    Here's my first attempt with what I know how to do. These pics are so bad I am going to learn how to smudge and try that.
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    MurphyD, Jul 25, 2008
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  2. WHISTLING_WINGS

    WHISTLING_WINGS

    475
    Sep 25, 2005
    Winnipeg, Canada
    I would suggest you have the full size file, working on such a small file makes it impossible to do much, maybe another can but I would not attempt it.
    It can be pp but the whole file is suggested.

    Darrell
     
    WHISTLING_WINGS, Jul 26, 2008
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  3. WHISTLING_WINGS

    WHISTLING_WINGS

    475
    Sep 25, 2005
    Winnipeg, Canada
    Thanks tom Tom

    Never knew zen offered full size files, got something to work on tonight.

    Darrell
     
    WHISTLING_WINGS, Jul 26, 2008
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  4. MurphyD

    MurphyD

    469
    Jan 17, 2007
    South Texas
    Hi all,
    I knew there were some hardy souls out there.
    Tom, I have NX but don't use it much. I will give it a whirl. Both of yours are better than mine and I didn't think of B&W.

    Darrell, zenfolio gives the option to allow or disallow downloading of full size files within a gallery.

    Thanks for your help
    David
     
    MurphyD, Jul 26, 2008
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  5. BarryD3

    BarryD3

    372
    Jan 3, 2008
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Hi David,

    WOW, this is a challenge. Only had a few minutes to fiddle with it, but here is what I tried. Used NX2 and technique to mitigate haze look. Lots of color casting due to natural light, flash, and tungsten light it appears. Yuk! Anyway, I cropped for a 4x6 as you requested. Getting the warmth and saturation right may still needs some help, but I think overall this is better than the original. Hey, I even added a twinkle in their eyes! :smile: Hopefully, this gives you a path to follow, then maybe not. :wink:

    Here is my humble attempt. :Unsure:

    [​IMG]

    Have fun!
     
    BarryD3, Jul 26, 2008
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  6. spalding12

    spalding12

    26,905
    Jan 11, 2006
    Clearwater, Florida
    from me
    noise ninja was the key here

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    spalding12, Jul 26, 2008
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  7. RFCGRAPHICS

    RFCGRAPHICS

    6,668
    Apr 30, 2005
    just a quickie retouch....a little of this and a little of that...blur background, skin tone correction, retouch faces, burn dodge, noise reduction, etc :) 

    Here is the fullsize retouch file if you want to play around with it some more.
    Note - 5MB tiff file in a zip
    http://rfcgraphics.com/request/wedretouch.zip


    [​IMG]


    .
     
    RFCGRAPHICS, Jul 26, 2008
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  8. Butlerkid

    Butlerkid Cafe Ambassador Moderator

    18,585
    Apr 8, 2008
    Rutledge, Tennessee
    Karen
    Well....after reducing the noise, slight color correction via levels and some minor cloning, I tried applied minimal dry brush and radial blur to lessen the distracting elements and soften their features.

    [​IMG]

    Don't know how it will look @ 4x6. Full size it looks more painterly...
     
    Butlerkid, Jul 26, 2008
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  9. Butlerkid

    Butlerkid Cafe Ambassador Moderator

    18,585
    Apr 8, 2008
    Rutledge, Tennessee
    Karen
    Butlerkid, Jul 26, 2008
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  10. MurphyD

    MurphyD

    469
    Jan 17, 2007
    South Texas
    Wow, thanks everyone for your help. I have threatened to get Noise Ninja for some time and it looks like a great value. Boy these are a great help.

    Thanks
    David
     
    MurphyD, Jul 26, 2008
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  11. rocketliv

    rocketliv Guest

    Props to you all! I looked at that and didn't have a clue but you really made it look fantastic!!! I haven't heard of Noise Nina, thanks for the tip.
     
    rocketliv, Jul 27, 2008
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