Selecting and Editing a Client Supplied Image
The assignment was to make selections from a client supplied image for archival portrait prints at 8 inches by 10 inches. The original image was shot in low light, which resulted in a fair amount of digital noise. The image was also shot at slightly wide angle, noted by verticals sloping away from bottom to top and a slight widening of subjects. Click on any image for a larger view.
Crop from original image.
Final edit.
<< The image on the left was cropped from the original image shown above. The crop was 5” by 6.25” and had to be upscaled to 8” x 10”. Edits included correcting for wide angle parallax, replacing the figure on the right with a build out of the left side of Tom’s figure, removal of the label on his shirt, masking everything above his shoulders and replacing with a seamless background. Facial enhancements included reduction in color noise, color toning of skin, enhanced shadows and highlights, brightening of his eyes, and selective luminance and clarity .
The image on the right is the result. >>
<< The image on the left was cropped from the original image shown above. The crop was 11-3/8” by 9.25” and had to be downscaled to 8” x 10”. Edits included correcting for wide angle parallax, replacing the figure on the right with a build out of the lounge, window moulding and seat cushion, removal of the name labels and distracting reflections in the window behind. Facial enhancements included reduction in color noise, color toning of skin, enhanced shadows and highlights, brightening of eyes, and selective luminance and clarity .
The image on the right is the result. >>
Edited image.
Final edit.
