Photo Edit

[aejoso]

I took this photo of my friend. He really liked it and kept asking for me to give him the picture, which frustrated me because I really didnt like it. So I made an attempt to improve it, C&C please.

I know...I know... It's a P&S camera photo, quality is not the best.

 

[dak1b]

over processed.

 

[sovietdoc]

First shot is better. It's more balanced as a portrait. Second one is just too busy with his shirt and the sky, plus his face isn't as bright, so I'd take the first one. First shot is just more natural.

 

[aejoso]

The more I look at them, the more I really dont like either of them.

The first has way too much white and no contrast
The second is way too blue and dark.
Bleh..

 

[AgentDrex]

I would agree, the edit was a bit blue...here's a DrexEdit:

Again, for the sake of repetition, I am lazy and so this is not a complete edit...just an example. For the background, I used the top portion of this photo I took (hope you don't mind):

 

[flyingember]

he's slightly blurry. I'm betting you were hand held at a longish shutter since you over exposed the original.

the editing is overdone too and it doesn't fix the core problem which is the lack of focus

 

[SrBiscuit]

oh mai.

reshoot.

 

[lvcrtrs]

Agent, nice background swap. Gotta learn to do that.

Here's my go.
-brightness, -highlights, +contrast on subject, +sharp subject
No idea how to take down the harsh contrast of the hair against the white background. Tried to blur the edges of bit.

 

[AgentDrex]

I just used the quick selection tool (it was easy with all the whites) or use a pen tool and trace around the subject and layer via cut...then place a layer below it, add a background...blur it (or whatever) to suit taste...it is a great "facebook" photo of your buddy...meaning great for an avatar or something similar...keep going...

BTW: to shorten my name, simply use Drex...I use this nick in the analog world as well...