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can anyone advise me on how to improve this photo?
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If this was taken on film, I'd say you've got a double-exposure there
If on digital - it's weird (assuming of course you don't have a multiple exposure option on the camera you accidentally used?)
There appears to be a reflection in glass, but I presume there was no glass in front of the child sat on a grassy field? Did part of a translucent sweet wrapper cover part of the lens by any chance?
If on digital - it's weird (assuming of course you don't have a multiple exposure option on the camera you accidentally used?)
There appears to be a reflection in glass, but I presume there was no glass in front of the child sat on a grassy field? Did part of a translucent sweet wrapper cover part of the lens by any chance?
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That looks like a double exposure I agree.
The easiest thing to do is convert the shot to mono to get rid of the cast, but the upper half of the shot is way beyond any worthwhile fix.The only practical option is to change the background completely above the line where the grass ends.
The easiest thing to do is convert the shot to mono to get rid of the cast, but the upper half of the shot is way beyond any worthwhile fix.The only practical option is to change the background completely above the line where the grass ends.
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As you can see it's pretty much beyond saving. But this is the best I can manage.
As you can see it's pretty much beyond saving. But this is the best I can manage.
excellent - how on EARTH did you do that?!
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Photoshop:
Duplicated the layer
Hue/Saturation - desaturated the layer
Levels adjustment to make the grey layer darker
Burn tool (shadows 20%) to darken the double exposure light patches in the background
Change layer settings to Darken
Original Layer:
Colour Balance - shifted the colours to remove the colour cast
Hue/Saturation - more colour correction
Curves adjustments
Flatten image
More levels - burn and dodge and Hue/Saturation
Job done
Duplicated the layer
Hue/Saturation - desaturated the layer
Levels adjustment to make the grey layer darker
Burn tool (shadows 20%) to darken the double exposure light patches in the background
Change layer settings to Darken
Original Layer:
Colour Balance - shifted the colours to remove the colour cast
Hue/Saturation - more colour correction
Curves adjustments
Flatten image
More levels - burn and dodge and Hue/Saturation
Job done
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Kudos to you Nigel, that's super suggestions there. Cheers.