My Mother's Day gift arrived, and I've been reading the manual and trying to figure this software out. I can see some improvement already, but I'm not really sure I can trust my eye yet. Is there something *off* in the color of this photo? I do like how much sharper I was able to get his eyes (scroll down for the iPhoto version below).Is this better? I did push the yellow down a little - but I'm not sure it's that noticeable.
I am sure you cannot trust my eye, since I am so not good at this kind of thing. But I really like it, especially his freckles!
ReplyDeleteThe eyes do look better! If you still have the file in RAW you could adjust the white balance to be a little less yellow. Great job with editing!
ReplyDeleteScott Kelby has a great book for Photoshop Elements. Worth every penny I say!
There is just a hint of yellow.
ReplyDeleteMay I suggest that you save all your RAW files on discs or an external hard drive. I have saved all my original files knowing that I had so much to learn in editing and that one day I can go back and re-edit them when I have that knowledge. And one day I will get there!!
Okay, I will work on that, April. I can't figure out how to get back into the RAW editor (or whatever it is called) after I've opened the RAW file in Elements. Does that sentence make sense? :) Can I go backward and fix my white balance and yellow stuff after I've already opened it in Elements?
ReplyDeleteI don't think you can go back. If you still have the RAW file, then you can start over on the picture though.
ReplyDeleteMy Photoshop automatically saves all my RAW files to a folder under My Pictures. I don't know how yours is set up, but I'm betting they are on your computer somewhere. Try doing a search for NEF files and that should find them for ya.
Okay, I figured it out. It is so confusing! I was totally missing the whole Bridge thing (do you use that if you don't have a mac? I have no idea!) where everything is organized. I need to figure out files and stuff - I haven't imported too many pics yet, but I know that once I do, it will be a total mess.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your help, girls!
yay for you getting elements! that rocks. you are going to LOVE it.
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