A Reunion of People (or family)

[Going easy]

So I was taking photos of my family at a reunion for basically myself until one of my aunts asked a question I have been looking forward to/ dreading since I got a new camera...

Can I get a copy of that photo?

I just wanted to get a opinion of it before I mail it off.

Camera: Cannon Digital Rebel XS
F-Stop:6.3
Shutter speed:1/50
Iso:200

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[lputman]

Is this great grands with baby? What a sweet photo. It appears overly saturated for my tastes. Have you done any processing to this? If so, do you have the SOOC?

[zona5101]

As Lori states, the colors appear to be a little pumped up...as far as the shot and passing it on...ITS FAMILY - every image is a treasure and a sweet memory. Pass it on with love!

[Going easy]

yeah, it was pretty dark, ( I had my flash set to low from another pic I took from early that day)
I was trying to convey a sense of warmth with the saturated colors

[Going easy]

I was thinking about just adjusting the brightness and increasing the saturation just allitte on the SOOC Image but not as much as I did the first time, Is there any other suggestions or edits that I could do that would convey more a Warm family photo instead of a colorful art piece?

[terri33inne]

Originally Posted by Going easy

I was thinking about just adjusting the brightness and increasing the saturation just allitte on the SOOC Image but not as much as I did the first time, Is there any other suggestions or edits that I could do that would convey more a Warm family photo instead of a colorful art piece?

Have you tried it as a black & white? I've only ever used picasa for PP & one of my favorite edits in there is called 'warmify'... it evens out skin tones, and gives a nice warmth to a photo....

I agree though they'll LOVE the photo as is, it's a beautiful composition of a great family moment.

[Ms Byron Bay Photography]

I agree that although it definitely conveys the love, the overly bright colours are a tad distracting.

[lputman]

I did a quick play, I will take it down if you want. I use Photoshop CS4 and did the following:
1. Levels preset for lighten shadows
2. Curves preset for medium contrast
3. Curves adjustment to bring down the middle a little
4. Blue photo filter at 37% opacity to help balance the color
4. Crop
5. Light USM sharpen
edit.jpg

[Going easy]

Originally Posted by lputman

I did a quick play, I will take it down if you want. I use Photoshop CS4 and did the following:
1. Levels preset for lighten shadows
2. Curves preset for medium contrast
3. Curves adjustment to bring down the middle a little
4. Blue photo filter at 37% opacity to help balance the color
4. Crop
5. Light USM sharpen
Attachment 42642

thanks I think i'll try to get the same results using G.I.M.P

[Going easy]

While it is not exactly like yours (I'm not at master at curves or histograms yet), I can see how it is an improvement over my original edits. I plan to crop it later.