What’s Your Preference?

lunathea · #1 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 09:52 PM

I'm hoping someone with more Photoshop savy than myself would be willing to see if they can make any more improvements upon this photo. Long story short my fiance had to put his beloved dog Goof to sleep earlier this year and it was incredibly heartbreaking. For christmas I got a frame engraved with her name and the saying "Sometimes special beings come into our lives and touch our hearts in a way that leaves us forever changed." for him. However, the picture I was going to put in it isn't the best of quality but I swear it's the only picture they have of her younger where she's actually looking at the camera. If any of you wouldn't mind giving it a go or let me know what you think of my attempts on it (I did some basic editing and ran it through Topaz DeNoise). The frame is an 8x10. Thank you very much.

~Ali

lunathea · #2 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 10:05 PM

Here's a link to the edits.

Goof - a set on Flickr

Ambrosia76 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 10:46 PM

Check these out and see if you like any of them

ArmySoldier777 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 10:57 PM

Here's my go at it Luna, hope this helps

WooD · #5 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 11:23 PM

Fast attempt.

IMG_0875 by wood420, on Flickr

lunathea · #6 (**permalink**) 12-02-2011, 11:48 PM

Thanks so much for all the help guys, looking at all your edits made me realize to stop caring about her being sharp, this isn't a 'perfect picture' it's a rememberance. Wow WooD you make me want to attempt to learn rendering better lol. Army and Ambrosia, in your photos (more specifically your second one Ambrosia) her coloring (the browns on her ears and such) is almost dead on any chance you remember how you got it? I tried finding a neutral grey with the dropper and tweaking but couldn't replicate it for some reason.

On a side note do you like either of these photos more, I just found them rummaging through my harddrive, they are unedited. I guess the only thing that steers me away from them is I know this is when her sickness really started to take hold and I feel like it's reflected in the pics, like she's a little gaunt, but I also think this may be my imagination. And that red ball above her head drives me nuts lol.

Once again thanks, I started tearing up a bit again when I came across these, man we miss her.

ArmySoldier777 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 12:04 AM

I think these last two really show her personality. I think they'd make great prints to remember her by

TNH · #8 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lunathea

I really like this one best of the three you posted here! I think it would look really great in a frame... That's my thoughts anyway.

WooD · #9 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TNH

I really like this one best of the three you posted here! I think it would look really great in a frame... That's my thoughts anyway.

+1

Thats the best one. I'd maybe clone out the red thing at the top of his head, and leave it at that.

lunathea · #10 (**permalink**) 12-03-2011, 01:10 AM

Last time I bother you guys on this I promise. Color or b&w? I lean toward the b&w a bit just because it looks like a giant stain or something on the top of the photo in the color and you don't see the red of the cloned out ball on the very top of her head, but I also feel like it isn't as appealing as the color. Thanks for helping me figure all this out!!!