What the heck?

[oldguyrich]

I took this with an Olympus e-600. f7.1, iso 200, shutter speed of 1/125 on a tripod. What should i have done to make it usable? Whatever is happening, it is pretty consistent with my photos. Thanks for the help.

[sk66]

What do you see as the problem? Biggest thing I see is WB.

[Photologyst]

I think that it’s a very nice shot.

Perhaps a bit of cropping and PS processing for depth, vibrance and saturation? It has little depth.

[oldguyrich]

Originally Posted by sk66

What do you see as the problem? Biggest thing I see is WB.

the facial focus isn't that sharp, the skin colors don't look right...how would i fix the WB now, since it wasn't shot in raw?

Originally Posted by Photologyst

I think that it’s a very nice shot.

Perhaps a bit of cropping and PS processing for depth, vibrance and saturation? It has little depth.

How would I go about "processing.." this like that... was hoping for some direction from the experienced here.
Please feel free to edit this, and tell me how you did it...

[Photologyst]

Originally Posted by oldguyrich

the facial focus isn't that sharp, the skin colors don't look right...how would i fix the WB now, since it wasn't shot in raw?


How would I go about "processing.." this like that... was hoping for some direction from the experienced here.
Please feel free to edit this, and tell me how you did it...

Could you post a high res photo?

[Skoropada]

Here's my version.

I just set the white balance eyedropper to his shoes, increased contrast, clarity and saturation a bit, and applied some sharpening.

I can't see any softness in the face are with this size of file.

I used Lightroom to do this.

[oldguyrich]

Originally Posted by Photologyst

Could you post a high res photo?

I would post a high def photo, if this would let me... the one i posted is the largest I can figure out how to post here. the url is : PA106224 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
the photo name is PA106224. Does this help?

[edbayani]

as sk66 says the problem is the WB. go to levels, click on the middle eyedropper and click on the cement stairs between the shoes. duplicate image and apply highpass filter set radius set to 2. change the blending mode to overlay. this will address the slight softness and add a bit of contrast.

[Photologyst]

OK,OGR here’s my rendition:



Lightroom: Cropped, adjusted white balance, and moved down the adjustment work flow including vibrance and saturation.

Photoshop: Layers, adjusted face coloring, cloned errant pixels around eyes, sharpened eyes via Lab mode.

With your original you can be much more accurate on the face and eyes.

[oldguyrich]

GREAT HELP!!! sure appreciate you guys knowledge. and taking the time to help... now I am off to see the wizard.....sure am glad I found this site.