Photoshop Before & After
CG -
Your photos are great! To bring faces out of the shadows I run the photo through Picasa first and use fill light, then I go on to the heavier artillery for the other elements. Picasa also has this great "I'm feeling lucky" button which sometimes is all you need for exposure, color, etc.
There's a less expensive program than PS that has an easier curve - it's called Mircosoft Picture It. I have V10 (compatible with XP, Windows 7). It has the cloning tool, dust removers, cut-out tools, etc., I think MS has discontinued making newer versions but it should be easy to find on eBay. I find myself going to this one before getting into PS where I have to think a lot to remember how to use it.
Can't argue with success, though, and your pictures are wonderful, CG!
Your photos are great! To bring faces out of the shadows I run the photo through Picasa first and use fill light, then I go on to the heavier artillery for the other elements. Picasa also has this great "I'm feeling lucky" button which sometimes is all you need for exposure, color, etc.
There's a less expensive program than PS that has an easier curve - it's called Mircosoft Picture It. I have V10 (compatible with XP, Windows 7). It has the cloning tool, dust removers, cut-out tools, etc., I think MS has discontinued making newer versions but it should be easy to find on eBay. I find myself going to this one before getting into PS where I have to think a lot to remember how to use it.
Can't argue with success, though, and your pictures are wonderful, CG!
If you can't afford Photoshop, GIMP is a free open source piece of software that supposedly has all the same features - but I think it can be a little tricky to install.
http://www.gimp.org/windows/
Nice job on the photos Margo. I love post-production - you really can get some amazing results!
http://www.gimp.org/windows/
Nice job on the photos Margo. I love post-production - you really can get some amazing results!
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