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Originally Posted by wulf
It can't easily be made to look natural but it can certainly be made much stronger.
I used the curves tool to adjust the values curve - the original looked so light because there was no information towards the left of the histogram and this compressed it down.
I then applied a few other filters:
- a translucent copy set in overlay mode and blended down
- despeckling, then subtle blurring and again adjusting the translucency
- cloning out a white spot on the shoulder area
- unsharp mask
Wulf
ps. All changes done with The GIMP
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wow that's a great job Wulf! I wasn't the original poster, but I really appreciate you detailing exactly what you did to improve the photo. I'm taking a class right now to learn Photoshop so it definitely gave me some pointers. Thanks!