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Title: Help required
Post by: Marc100 on Monday 25 April 05 15:03 BST (UK)
Dear all,

Would anybody be kind enough to try and make the attached photographs presentable? The first one is paticularly rough while the second only needs the little blemish centre left removed.

Any attempts will be gratefully received.

Best wishes

Marc.
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 25 April 05 20:15 BST (UK)
HI Marc

Is this OK for you? Hair style was guess work

Regards
Ken
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: uk2003 on Monday 25 April 05 20:29 BST (UK)
Marc

Took the easy option on this one. I am sure someone else will have a bash at them.

Regards
Ken

 
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: deadants on Tuesday 26 April 05 05:28 BST (UK)
Just like Kenhar, I did the easy one first. I fooled around with the colour channels to fix her skin tone and also put a bit of a blue cast over the stools and Christmas tree. Seeing Kenhar had done the hard yards on the first picture I used his version to adjust the skin tone and I put a new background to give the picture a bit of a lift.

deadants
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: uk2003 on Tuesday 26 April 05 09:07 BST (UK)
ALL BOW TO THE MASTER   ;)
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: Marc100 on Tuesday 26 April 05 10:47 BST (UK)
Dear kenhar and Deadants,

Thank you enormously for taking the time to work on the photographs, your efforts are marvellous and very much appreciated.

Trying desperately 'not' to sound like I am taking liberties, would it be possible to reduce the thickness of her hair/shadow on the left side of the photograph and then slightly increase the shadow where her stomach is as she's actually pregnant in the photograph. (Thats me in there ;D)

Don't worry if not as the image is far better than I expected already.

Best wishes

Marc.
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: deadants on Tuesday 26 April 05 10:54 BST (UK)
No problem, I will have a crack at it tommorow. I have to log  out now. Things to do.

deadants
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: uk2003 on Thursday 28 April 05 09:51 BST (UK)
Hi Marc

Is this any nearer to the original?

Regards
Ken
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: deadants on Thursday 28 April 05 10:04 BST (UK)
Blimey, I'd got so side tracked working on another job I forgot about this one. My apologies Marc. I will definitely get onto it tommorrow. But kenhar may have it just right, only you can tell.

deadants
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: Marc100 on Thursday 28 April 05 10:31 BST (UK)
Dear Kenhar & Deadants,

Sorry but I think I gave you the wrong information regarding which side of her hair to reduce. When looking at the portrait it's the thicker mound of hair on our left (her right) that I want reduced, the other sides fine. English never was my strong point :-\

The pregnant belly is spot on, I think I can just about make out my left foot :)

Thanks again, I am really chuffed about this.

Best wishes

Marc.
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: uk2003 on Thursday 28 April 05 14:07 BST (UK)
Hi Marc

Welcome to the Rootchat Barber shop  ;D Thats £150 for the cut and style  ;D

Is it getting better Marc?  :-\

Regards
Ken
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: deadants on Friday 29 April 05 04:46 BST (UK)
Here's a before and after. I pinched bits of kenhars work and added a new background.

deadants
Title: Re: Help required
Post by: Marc100 on Friday 29 April 05 11:14 BST (UK)
Dear Kenhar & Deadants,

Thank you enormously for your efforts, the end results are far above my expectations so I am delighted.

Thanks again, and again, and again...........

Best wishes

Marc.