What causes this......?

[laynea24]

I may be wrong, but couldn't part of the problem be caused by the 1600 ISO? Seems just a bit too high unless you didn't have a decent amount of light coming in. But if that was the case, I would have moved the subject or used a off camera flash to her face up.

It is higher than I wanted to go. This was my first indoor shoot. I don't have an off camera flash or I would have used it. There wasn't decent lighting at all, so I just upped the ISO to allow more in. I did change the lighting for the rest of the shots, but they still have these speckles.

I'm pretty sure that you're dealing with noise from the high ISO setting. You can reduce it in PP, but I would highly suggest you get a flash if you're going to do more indoor shoots like this with a good amount of lighting.

Okay thanks. I reduced the noise. Is there any other way to edit it out? This was a one time thing for a friend, but I may get one just in case!

 

[Buckster]

It is higher than I wanted to go. This was my first indoor shoot. I don't have an off camera flash or I would have used it. There wasn't decent lighting at all, so I just upped the ISO to allow more in. I did change the lighting for the rest of the shots, but they still have these speckles.

I'm pretty sure that you're dealing with noise from the high ISO setting. You can reduce it in PP, but I would highly suggest you get a flash if you're going to do more indoor shoots like this with a good amount of lighting.

Okay thanks. I reduced the noise. Is there any other way to edit it out? This was a one time thing for a friend, but I may get one just in case!

In Photoshop, the heal or clone tools are commonly used for that.

 

[laynea24]

How to fix: What post processing photo editor are you using?

How people can see your settings on a photo: EXIF information is a part of the photo, unless it's removed by software before posting, and it contains all the settings. Many of us have EXIF readers built into our browsers, so all we have to do is right-click on a photo, choose the EXIF reader from the menu, and see all the camera and editing settings that were involved.

I am using GIMP until I can afford Photoshop. Thanks for the info!

 

[laynea24]

I'm pretty sure that you're dealing with noise from the high ISO setting. You can reduce it in PP, but I would highly suggest you get a flash if you're going to do more indoor shoots like this with a good amount of lighting.

Okay thanks. I reduced the noise. Is there any other way to edit it out? This was a one time thing for a friend, but I may get one just in case!

In Photoshop, the heal or clone tools are commonly used for that.

Okay, thank you!

 

[sovietdoc]

This looks like color banding from high iso

I don't use GIMP but this might be useful

http://registry.gimp.org/node/104

 

[DiskoJoe]

I may be wrong, but couldn't part of the problem be caused by the 1600 ISO? Seems just a bit too high unless you didn't have a decent amount of light coming in. But if that was the case, I would have moved the subject or used a off camera flash to her face up.

It is higher than I wanted to go. This was my first indoor shoot. I don't have an off camera flash or I would have used it. There wasn't decent lighting at all, so I just upped the ISO to allow more in. I did change the lighting for the rest of the shots, but they still have these speckles.

The problem is that you are pushing your camera further then it wants to go. You need more aperture and were compensating with more ISO. Doesnt always work out well. Time to invest in some better glass and a flash unit. Also you may want to invest in some noise reduction software. I recommend NeatImage. Its decent and cheap. I got my copy for $25.

But as for that photo above its toast. The noise is the small problem the focus is the real problem.

 

[DiskoJoe]

How to fix: What post processing photo editor are you using?

How people can see your settings on a photo: EXIF information is a part of the photo, unless it's removed by software before posting, and it contains all the settings. Many of us have EXIF readers built into our browsers, so all we have to do is right-click on a photo, choose the EXIF reader from the menu, and see all the camera and editing settings that were involved.

I am using GIMP until I can afford Photoshop. Thanks for the info!

Gimp is not for professional work. This is professional work that requires professional tools. You may say it was for a friend but that makes no difference. Work is work. Get lightroom at least and start saving for some better lenses.

 

[thestereoeffect]

Lightroom is a good deal cheaper/simpler than Photoshop, and can take care of most of that.. Clone/heal those hot spots, etc. But I'd say lens limitation/amount of available light is the real issue. Flash will help tons. Good luck!

 

[gsgary]

What was your exif data?
what equipment are you using?
do you have a full size copy of this pic so we can see how it actually effects the picture as a whole?

I was shooting in RAW format with a Canon Rebel t3i and a 55-250mm f/4-5.6 lens. I can not share the full size image, but here is a larger portion... View attachment 8851 The lighting is off, so I may trash this one anyway. But it did it to more than just this one.

Derrel was right out of focus, not worth keeping

 

[imagemaker46]

It is way out of focus. I don't believe that the Op is doing this as a professional and probably wasn't paid for this shoot. Unfortunately there really isn't much that can be done to fix the posted image. I'd chalk this one up to a learning more about lighting and general photography.

 

[dxqcanada]

GIMP - Reducing CCD Noise

GIMP - Noise removal with selective Gaussian blur