editing help!!

[cayman diver]

Hi I've just bought a housing for my canon and these are my first attempt, I have now learnt how to set WB and make sure the flash is actually on but i realy like these pics (no flash way to much blue) and can anyone help. I would realy appriciate if you could say what you did to improve them
thanks in advance.
Justian
PS i'm getting a strobe for christmas


I've now resized the images see first thing now learnt!!! thanks

 

[alcina]

Looks like you had a fun time out! Can you please resize to longest size maximum 700 pixels - yours are so large we have to do some serious scrolling to see them!

 

[cayman diver]

if only i knew how!

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

What photo software do you have?


Make a copy of each above file (left click on file, copy, then paste).

Open copies in veiwing/editing software.

Search for 'resize' or 'image size' (in Image menu for Photoshop and Ifranview).

In resize menu select 600 by approximately 400 PIXELS at 72 dpi.

Click OK.
Save image.

Cheers,
Rohan.

 

[alcina]

LOL - it's pretty easy. In your editing program find Image resize. Change the dimensions to 700 on the longest side. Most programs will automatically change the short side to keep the original ratio. Then simply resave.

If you are in PS there are two easy ways:
Image -> Image size -> enter the dimensions
or
File -> Save for web -> enter the dimensitons in the little box -> use the slider bar to make the file size around 100kbs (best for web as many are still on dial up).

 

[ScottB]

I just played with the colors and contrasts a bit on two of them.. here is what I have so far.... on the ray / fish one you'll definately have to mask and edit the fish seperately...

http://www.raawr.com/sb/IMG_4120.psd 19.2 MB

http://www.raawr.com/sb/IMG_4187.psd 22.2 MB

IMG_4120

Levels
RGB Auto
Red 0 0.19 51
Green 41 1.6 182
Blue 113 1.0 255
output default

Color Balance
Shadows +28 +4 -28
Midtones +80 +28 +24
Highlights +65 +12 +13
preserve luminosity



IMG_4187

Levels
RGB Auto
Red 0 0.19 51
Green 38 .95 200
Blue 92 .86 255
output default

Color Balance
Shadows +28 +4 -28
Midtones +80 +18 +24
Highlights +66 +12 +13
preserve luminosity

EDIT Reason: Added links to PSD files

 

[alcina]

There's very little red to work with in these images so you're going to be pretty limited in what can be done without a ton of PSing.

In future, use your manual white balance and try to get even closer so your internal flash has some hope of lighting your subject.

I don't mind them blue, btw

 

[PapaBob]

This is 1/2 ton PSing on your first image.

---Bob

 

[ScottB]

Wow.. love that Bob... you really put my edit on that one to shame.. so much so that I am not even goign to bother uploading it =)

 

[alcina]

LOL - it's amazing what you can do in PS...