I recently took some wedding photos for a close friend along with the good photos I also gave him the not so good ones as well, He found this pic of his two daughters in my whoopsy file both girls are not in focus and the background is not ideal.
So here is my predicament I was asked if I could edit the background to something more appropriate and alter focus so it was useable I have tried various solutions but can't quite get it right :-(
Any input/ edits would be very much appreciated I'm completely out of ideas.
I would take out the background and use a soft, blended gradation, possibly of the darkest purple in the woman's dress. I would also just tell them that it's a soft focus photo!!
As a graphic designer, I often give clients various options for logo designs, but have learned not to give them options that I don't really like, because they invariably choose the one I like least!
I like the "soft" effect of the photo, but if you want it a little clearer, you could mess with the contrast and/or the clarity features in some of the editing programs. Please excuse how messy it is; this was done very quickly and without my glasses! Just wanted to give you an idea...
Honestly, there is nothing you can do to make that photo in focus after the fact. Sticking a fake background on it will certainly not make it look professional.
It's pretty unfair of him to expect professional results from a non professional.
@quenbysheree oh he is not that bad I took the challenge willingly this photo was not in my final list but I like to give the couple the whoopsy list (not deemed good enough photos) as well, they might not make the photo book but aunt fanny's dress tucked into her knickers dancing with the DJ is always a hit 😇
Both creatively done. I think the image is clearer in the black and white if they just want the girl on the right.
In answer to Quenby's comment, professional photographers use backdrops all the time. Don't think a blended gradation would be out of line. Good luck!
Here's my take on this problem. I actually like the soft focus and I don't feel that it needs any correction. I worked with the image in Photoshop. I selected the two girls and made a second layer with them, then I used the Gaussian blur filter on the original image. I then merged the layers together.
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As a graphic designer, I often give clients various options for logo designs, but have learned not to give them options that I don't really like, because they invariably choose the one I like least!
It's pretty unfair of him to expect professional results from a non professional.
@vstap @quenbysheree thanks you I'll have a go :-)
@quenbysheree oh he is not that bad I took the challenge willingly this photo was not in my final list but I like to give the couple the whoopsy list (not deemed good enough photos) as well, they might not make the photo book but aunt fanny's dress tucked into her knickers dancing with the DJ is always a hit 😇
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In answer to Quenby's comment, professional photographers use backdrops all the time. Don't think a blended gradation would be out of line. Good luck!