Can this picture be edited? Fly Mating

Scann69 · 2nd May 2005

Took this picture from AH Butterfly on Saturday morning. I did not get to flash it well enough and so the picture looks kinda....not nice. Is there anyway to brighten up the picture? Comments please.

yanyewkay · 2nd May 2005

in PS or GIMP, duplicate the layer set blending to "screen"
repeat as many times as you want.. then finally use transparency as 'fine tune'

use curves to re-touch the colour balance if you think it has deviated

Scann69 · 2nd May 2005

Originally Posted by yanyewkay

in PS or GIMP, duplicate the layer set blending to "screen"
repeat as many times as you want.. then finally use transparency as 'fine tune'

use curves to re-touch the colour balance if you think it has deviated

Thanx Yanyewkay. Sadly i'm a total lost at PS but i'll see what i can find out with those terms you have mentioned.

marcwang · 2nd May 2005

A simple way. Use the lasso tool, and use a feather of 10 pixels for your websize image, or 20 for larger images, roughly draw a lasso around the subject you want to make brighter, then pull the curves. Feather is to buffer the area you selected, and the area not selected. With zero feather, u get an ugly line at the border or your lasso after editing.

Nice image... serious. Not much work needed.

porn-star · 3rd May 2005

Like this?

Hmz.. did a lasso @ 5pixel. more then that there'll be an unnatual hilighting of the surrounding. destaturated the greens and yellows a tad..

Scann69 · 3rd May 2005

Originally Posted by porn-star

Like this?

Hmz.. did a lasso @ 5pixel. more then that there'll be an unnatual hilighting of the surrounding. destaturated the greens and yellows a tad..

Thanx a lot porn-star. It's does look a lot brighter and nicer. Got to spend more time with PS now

I wonder if anybody else can work on the picture and see how many different results will come out of it.

megaweb · 3rd May 2005

did you use an external flash ? The shot suffers shallow DOF due to f2.8. Should have used a small aperture value like f5.6 or f8. With an external flash and diffuser would give better exposure and detail.

yanyewkay · 3rd May 2005

my attempt.

like I mentioned..
using GIMP2.2 (it's free!):
-in the picture window choose:
Diaglogs -> Layers (can press Ctrl + L as short cut)

-in the new window, look at the bottom row of buttons and click on the 4th button. It should say "Duplicate Layer" when you hover over it.

-Click on the drop down box of 'Mode': and select the 'Screen' option:

I've 'dodged' the fly a bit to bring up more of the midtones.

In PS it's the same process (except you don't need to Ctrl L).. just that the buttons are located a little differently.

Scann69 · 4th May 2005

yanyewkay, thanx for the step by step tutorial

Will give it a try. Will post my end result if i ever make it through the Photoshop tools

megaweb, yah i did use an external flash but i guess there was a leave blocking the flash. furthermore i was in a bit of a rush cos i was worried that i'll miss the chance. thanx for the tip

2nd May 2005	#1
Scann69 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 329	Can this picture be edited? Fly Mating Took this picture from AH Butterfly on Saturday morning. I did not get to flash it well enough and so the picture looks kinda....not nice. Is there anyway to brighten up the picture? Comments please.

2nd May 2005	#2
yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,046	in PS or GIMP, duplicate the layer set blending to "screen" repeat as many times as you want.. then finally use transparency as 'fine tune' use curves to re-touch the colour balance if you think it has deviated __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

2nd May 2005	#4
marcwang Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Singapore Posts: 1,023	A simple way. Use the lasso tool, and use a feather of 10 pixels for your websize image, or 20 for larger images, roughly draw a lasso around the subject you want to make brighter, then pull the curves. Feather is to buffer the area you selected, and the area not selected. With zero feather, u get an ugly line at the border or your lasso after editing. Nice image... serious. Not much work needed. __________________ Marc Wang Photography

3rd May 2005	#5
porn-star Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Easterner Posts: 95	Like this? Hmz.. did a lasso @ 5pixel. more then that there'll be an unnatual hilighting of the surrounding. destaturated the greens and yellows a tad.. Last edited by porn-star; 3rd May 2005 at 12:13 AM.

3rd May 2005	#7
megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	did you use an external flash ? The shot suffers shallow DOF due to f2.8. Should have used a small aperture value like f5.6 or f8. With an external flash and diffuser would give better exposure and detail. __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

3rd May 2005	#8
yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,046	GIMP tutorial :D my attempt. like I mentioned.. using GIMP2.2 (it's free!): -in the picture window choose: Diaglogs -> Layers (can press Ctrl + L as short cut) -in the new window, look at the bottom row of buttons and click on the 4th button. It should say "Duplicate Layer" when you hover over it. -Click on the drop down box of 'Mode': and select the 'Screen' option: I've 'dodged' the fly a bit to bring up more of the midtones. In PS it's the same process (except you don't need to Ctrl L).. just that the buttons are located a little differently. __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

4th May 2005	#9
Scann69 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 329	yanyewkay, thanx for the step by step tutorial Will give it a try. Will post my end result if i ever make it through the Photoshop tools megaweb, yah i did use an external flash but i guess there was a leave blocking the flash. furthermore i was in a bit of a rush cos i was worried that i'll miss the chance. thanx for the tip