I bought a book "Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photograhers" and found the tutorials and tips very useful in "saving" and "fixing" some common photo errors. Gonna retrieve some bad images I took from the past and try to retouch it~

Comments are very much welcomed Thanks!



This was taken in Langkawi's Eagle Square.. it looks a bit hazy and colors are dull..

Before: Taken in Pantai Beras Basah, Langkawi. It is a nice beach but will definitely look better if the tourists are removed.. and the sky more blue. The Malaysia flag looks a bit old too..



After : The boats and flags look much newer



Before: Swimming pool @ Pelangi Beach Resort. I thought it was really nice when I first saw the photo.. but still it could use a little enhancements..



After: I had the staff, swimmer and yellow sign removed.



Before : A malay house in Burnt Rice Field @ Langkawi. The sky is near non-existent..



After : Rendered some clouds and enhanced the roof's color



After 2 : Decided to make the roof pink



Before : Hanging Sky Bridge @ Langkawi Gunung Mat Cincang. A lot of tourists again I wasn't too satisfied with the sky and the trees' color..



After : Removed all tourists and increased a bit saturation.. the sky and the mountain are more clearer now

This post has been edited by vkeong: Dec 24 2006, 03:30 PM

The colour on the retouched eagle is too strong. Remember, let photography be photography, the technology for retouching is to ENHANCE the image, not MODIFY it.

Thanks I will keep that in mind. I am still a newbie. Appreciated your comment

Do you mind sharing what's the enhancement that you used? No need to be in detail, just some setting that you have used.

i think u'd probably not need a book to do what you've done...basically..i've gotten all my tutorials online though googling...it comes in really handy especially when i'm editing lots and lotsa wedding photos for my clients...

Mostly patching, adjusting curves/color balance

maybe, but I found myself doing it more if I have a book in hand.. doing it online.. i may sway to other sites easily lol