ASSIGNMENT 4 : Photo Restoration

Retouched, Restored and Revitalized

I decided to keep try a few extra pic's because I am a sucker for punishment and at the risk of losing marks; but I got really enjoyed this so here are the ones that didn't make the cut. I disabled the link so what you see is what you get.


Before After
weddingOG

peteeye.jpg

weddingRT

peteeye.jpg

I had to do this one, kind of a ridiculous shot but, very challenging. This had many tough elements repeating patterns, not a lot of places to sample, water colour varied. Not to mention the shadows. I had to make my own textures in PS to create the ripples in the shallow water. I also centered the picture a bit better and built out the edge.  Download Speed for 24k using 56k = 3 seconds.

Before After
beachOG

beach.jpg

beachRT

beach.jpg

Covering up the sign wasn't to difficult but you have to be careful when dealing with patterns the enemy blurriness and repetitive patterns. The colour correction was done with a lasso mask adjusting skin, clothing water all separately. Download Speed for 25k using 56k = 3 seconds.

Before After
peteyeOG

peteeye.jpg

peteeyesRT

peteeye.jpg

This one was a simple, I had to rebuild the eyes to fill the white hole. Then did some selective colour correction, brightened it up using the Level adjustment. Download Speed for 40k using 56k = 3 seconds.

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