So having never taken pictures of actual people..

[gsgary]

sorry but it is a million miles away from being a photo shoot quality, there is probably so much noise because your shot was under exposed and you lightened it

 

[KevinPutman]

What camera do you own now? Does it have a manual mode?

You can get used DSLRs for $300, maybe even less. Look for Canon 20D's, 30D's, XT's, Rebel (300D rest of the world designation), Nikon D70, D50, D40, D80(probably a little bit more) or other DSLRs that are several generations old. It's not going to be the latest and greatest, but they're still more than capable.

20D w/ grip $300 OBO Canon Digital Photography Forums
30D w/ grip $350 Canon Digital Photography Forums
30D ex condition < 5K shutter actuations $350 negotiable Canon Digital Photography Forums
XT with 18-55 kit lens $245 shipped Canon Digital Photography Forums
XT 7800 actuations $220 Canon Digital Photography Forums
XT w/ 18-55 kit $225 shipped Canon Digital Photography Forums
300D w/ 30-85 f/4-5.6 $175 shipped Canon Digital Photography Forums

I'm a member on only one Nikon board, so I don't have very good resources like POTN for Nikon gear. But with the above listings, you should be able to get the point.

Thanks for that! I'll definitely have to look into that site once I get a bit of money saved up.


Also @ gsgary, the original, unedited image has just as much noise.

 

[KevinPutman]

So having never taken pictures of actual people.. you should stop because like your other photos they suck!

Bad troll is bad.

Sorry mate. You can't troll me. I'll run you to the ground and verbally smash your face into a cold, lifeless pulp.


Edit:
Oh wow, already got yourself banned.
That was fast.

 

[KevinPutman]

So having never taken pictures of actual people.. you should stop because like your other photos they suck!

Bad troll is bad.

Sorry mate. You can't troll me. I'll run you to the ground and verbally smash your face into a cold, lifeless pulp.


Edit:
Oh wow, already got yourself banned.
That was fast.

Why so mad? Is it because you look like a girl? It is isn't it? hahaha I"m back *****

Oh god, how did you know?
Is that really the best you could come up with? Amateur.


Also,
use proper English grammar before speaking to me.

Thanks.

 

[o hey tyler]

So having never taken pictures of actual people.. you should stop because like your other photos they suck!

Bad troll is bad.

Sorry mate. You can't troll me. I'll run you to the ground and verbally smash your face into a cold, lifeless pulp.


Edit:
Oh wow, already got yourself banned.
That was fast.

Why so mad? Is it because you look like a girl? It is isn't it? hahaha I"m back *****

And you're still just as ignorant.

 

[KmH]

I don't know how to get rid of the graininess...Noise reduction in PS just seems to kind of mess things up, idk I've never used that tool.


Also @ Derrel,
where is the grain/low resolution stuff coming from?
I was only on 200 ISO, so not sure if it would be from there.

It's called noise, and in this case it's apparently caused by under exposure. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/image-noise.htm

I recommend you get the following books:

Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom (2nd Edition)