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booker · 05-06-2005, 09:21 AM

Contrast has to be done in small amounts, just a little too much and you've ruined it.

Was the original a digital image or a scanned film image?

Someone else mentioned unsharp mask.. which is great, sometimes. You can also combine that with a low-opacity layer on top, with an ever-so-slight Gaussian blur. Give it a try and you might like the results.

There are some very good tutorials online about improving digital photos... getting rid of the "haze" if your lighting and white balance wasn't spot on, improving color quality (which requires monitor calibration and some knowledge, but that's easy to come by) and so forth. Takes time to learn the techniques but if you use it, it is time well-invested.

05-06-2005, 09:21 AM
booker Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,370	Contrast has to be done in small amounts, just a little too much and you've ruined it. Was the original a digital image or a scanned film image? Someone else mentioned unsharp mask.. which is great, sometimes. You can also combine that with a low-opacity layer on top, with an ever-so-slight Gaussian blur. Give it a try and you might like the results. There are some very good tutorials online about improving digital photos... getting rid of the "haze" if your lighting and white balance wasn't spot on, improving color quality (which requires monitor calibration and some knowledge, but that's easy to come by) and so forth. Takes time to learn the techniques but if you use it, it is time well-invested. __________________ Xanadu024 (aim) or 286785389 (icq) "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."