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Well, let’s break in this ‘new’ site with a post.

Today I am posting about simple fixes and how the little things can matter.

I recently received a pic of my sister that my mom wanted printed for a enlisted service members thing at the church my parents go to. At first glance, it appeared just as any other portrait, washed out and in need of some refinement.

After – Before image below:

Comparison of images.

I started with a simple healing brush to remove a wrinkle caused by how sharply the head is angled. Darkened the face a bit with one of the Nik software plugins, allowing me to have control over the brightness and contrast of just the face region. Then I proceeded to remove a few blemishes. Lastly I ran a filter ofer the entire picture to reduce some of the noise caused by the dark blue in the background and on the jacket.

The whole process only took a few minutes, thankfully I had my Wacom handy. I have to recommend Nik Software for their awesome and easy to use plug-ins for Photoshop.

Also, yay first real post.