I'm glad you liked it! I just hate to see a great photo go to waste. At least you kept yours…. I usually delete them if I don't think I have time to fix 'em.
Fixing your photo was fun though. I wish every problem in life could be so easily fixed!
Really, it's not that hard to fix most photos. I don't use photoshop but I'm sure it's even easier if you do! I use Paintshop Pro and I usually fix overexposed photos by tweaking the contrast and saturation. But when there's a person in the photo, it's important to work in layers so you can exclude the skin tones from being part of some of the adjustments. If you don't do this, you'll have bright blue ocean water and golden sand but also ORANGE fleshtones!
In a nutshell, I make two copies of the photo and I fix the people first. Then I fix the background on the second copy then layer one on top of the other and 'erase' the parts of the top layer where I want the bottom layer to peek through. It might sound hard but it's pretty easy.
You just have to play around and see what looks best.
Donna says
Okay, now I'm embarrassed. ๐
I'm glad you liked it! I just hate to see a great photo go to waste. At least you kept yours…. I usually delete them if I don't think I have time to fix 'em.
Fixing your photo was fun though. I wish every problem in life could be so easily fixed!
๐
Donna
Our Blog: Double Happiness!
sara says
Umm..amazing ๐ Donna did a great job – and the picture was DEFINITELY worth keeping!!
DiJo says
Oh, I really need to learn how to do that!!! It is fantastic!!!!
Hugs,
Diana
Melissa says
Wow, that looks great! That's a beautiful beach!
rem says
I didn't know you could do that! Wow, I am so tech challenged. Great pictures.
a Tonggu Momma says
Umm… Donna? How did you DO that? It's gorgeous. And I wanna copy. Please, please – tutorial needed.
Donna says
Thanks, everyone!
Really, it's not that hard to fix most photos. I don't use photoshop but I'm sure it's even easier if you do! I use Paintshop Pro and I usually fix overexposed photos by tweaking the contrast and saturation. But when there's a person in the photo, it's important to work in layers so you can exclude the skin tones from being part of some of the adjustments. If you don't do this, you'll have bright blue ocean water and golden sand but also ORANGE fleshtones!
In a nutshell, I make two copies of the photo and I fix the people first. Then I fix the background on the second copy then layer one on top of the other and 'erase' the parts of the top layer where I want the bottom layer to peek through. It might sound hard but it's pretty easy.
You just have to play around and see what looks best.
Donna
Our blog: Double Happiness!