Lighting is always an issue (with me). Rarely can I seem to get good lighting.
So I have to figure out how to make, what I get, work.
The following example is what
to do when an image is a bit dark --- has no good color -- yet it seems
like a nice shot.
The first thing I'm going to do is lighten it up. I can either do
it in Photoshop or Paintshop, as I discussed in Part 3. Only thing
is, I will not save the image until I am fully done with all adjustments.
Remember, anytime you save a JPG/JPEG image, it loses information.
The more you save it, the more it loses -- thus the image eventually degrades.
I want to avoide that.
So, I lighten it up in Photoshop:
It's lighter and has a bit better contrast, but it's still missing some
OOPH! We can get that by adding in some color.
Open the image in Paintshop
Pro.
- choose "adjust"
- choose "automatic saturation
enhancement"
A box will come up that looks
exactly like the boxes in Part 3. Follow the directions in there to
ensure that you can preview all changes in the large image, instead of the
thumbnail.
Take your time, play with each
radio button to see what it does. Try different combinations.
Checkmark the box that says "skintones present". It may, or maynot,
make a difference. When you see something you like, hit "ok" to
apply the changes.
Once you do that, go ahead
and crop your image to the print size that you want.
