A photo edit challenge, Please?

blackrose89 · Dec 27, 2011

My cousin LOVED this pose of her with her horse, but I can't get past her face. Can someone sharpen her face, or the image? I also want to add it to my "portaits" album on Flicker, but I can't bring myself to do it with this soft focus. I'm pretty new to editing.

Any other flaws you see feel free to fix.

CCericola · Dec 27, 2011

Unfortunately, no amount of sharpening can fix an out of focus face. Can you try to reshoot?

blackrose89 · Dec 27, 2011

CCericola said:
Unfortunately, no amount of sharpening can fix an out of focus face. Can you try to reshoot?

Yes. She was just so in love with this pose I wanted to fix it for her

. I just got a new camera, I hadn't even been able to play with the settings for 5 minutes before they wanted a photo shoot. Ive also never attempted portraits before so I knew they werent gonna be great. I got 2 photos I was satisfied with, but she just Loved this pose and so did her boyfriend I was hoping to save it. I guess not.

Edsport · Dec 28, 2011

gsgary · Dec 28, 2011

Too out of focus, reshoot it, it was shot at 1/10 you will never get a sharp image at that speed unless it is still life and cameraa is on a tripod

MissCream · Dec 28, 2011

Yeah, you need to re-shoot

Here is my quick edit though just for fun!

blackrose89 · Dec 28, 2011

Good job on the edits. Looks "better". Should I give her one of the edits, or still one for the bin?

Dominantly · Dec 28, 2011

Bin for sure.

blackrose89 · Dec 28, 2011

Dominantly said:
Bin for sure.

That's what I was thinking.

Dominantly · Dec 28, 2011

Or take it the other direction. Try and turn it into a whimsical faux painting.

Something like this:

Because then, the soft focus does not matter.

JH100 · Dec 28, 2011

Dominantly said:
Or take it the other direction. Try and turn it into a whimsical faux painting.

Something like this:

Because then, the soft focus does not matter.

How was this done? Live Trace? Some type of blur tool?

LuckySe7en · Dec 28, 2011

Bin it! lol I just wanted to say that. Learn your camera, reshoot and everyone will be happy

Dominantly · Dec 28, 2011

3 layers in PS, I used two of the artistic filters, and adjust them, then blended with 50% opacity.I then used the original photo on top with a layer mask only revealing her face at 25% opacity to make her more recognizable.