botched some engagement photos. need help. will pay;)

[ChicagoT]

Hi all,

Some friends asked me to shoot some pics for their engagement, I let them know that I was uncomfortable with the idea because I had never done it before. Well.. the pics arent the worst Ive ever seen but there are lots of issues (e.g. blown out, over exposed, under exposed, shadows on her face)

I really need some help editing these and I do use a photo editor. It is about 60 pictures that need work. I would be willing to pay to have them cleaned up. I checked out a few sites that wanted to charge $3-5 PER picture. This is more than I was hoping to spend. If anyone is interested in helping out I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
Tony

[peeperita]

show us a few examples of what you need repaired.....

peeper

[mitchcook]

Agreed.
Would love to help out but need examples to see just what the situation is

[CheaperKings]

Well, let's have a look. I'm sure we can fix'em up for ya...

[ChicagoT]

Thanks for taking a look!

Scott and Tara's Engagement Pictures - a set on Flickr

[mitchcook]

I wouldn't say they're that bad?
Pretty easy fixes. Most things can be fixed with a boost of contrast, and minor adjustments of levels and curves. Even an inexperienced post processor should be able to handle that.

[zona5101]

yes, lighten up on yourself a little. those are nice! Minor tweaking and your pretty much golden. I bet the couple think they are pretty good as is...

[andrewdt]

go download lightroom 3 beta for free. then go out and grab some presets (most out there are free) - matts autoadjustment for portraits free download at killerlightroomtips website - that will be a good starting point for almost all of those images. then play a little with curves and exposure levels, add a vignette here and there and these will look great to a couple who just wanted some memories.

challenge yourself and go do it!