Hi Gang. Not quite sure about this one. This is a WIP. Am I headed in the right direction with the hair for the girl and the middle boy? Sure would appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Thanks!
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I wonder what was making you doubt your approach? Although the transition between hair and the dark background will require some care, I think you have the color in the restore matching the undamaged areas and the overall direction of the hair & parting match.
I am guessing that there were some trees in the background - very dark and blurry - so making the dark background mottled in some way will probably avoid it ending up looking like a roll of black paper in a studio shot!
Was there something specific you weren't comfortable with?
One tree is showing up in the left but only the trunk. Then there is a bird house behind the middle boy, but you really can't tell make out strong details. I can see the peak, door opening, and a little bird, the left of the middle boy. I took it into Lab, and that helped the colors did come up a little more.
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This is Candy play below. Whatever you choose to do Shadow, the family will be thrilled to get their babies back!! :hug:
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Lookin good Lyn.. maybe levels sliders could come in a tad? :up: :up:
Thanks Jo Ann. think I had diddled around with it so much that I was just not sure if I was heading in the right direction. Always appreciate the extra eyes!
Candy, :funny: Reading on the wee little screen you had me going. Love it.
Thanks Lynn. Will check it when we get back home. Away celebrating a few family birthdays.
Have a good weekend everyone. :)
Ha! I feed birds. I see them where a lot don't! ;)
Current WIP. How's it look?
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Looks lovely.. tiny thing jumped out at me.. the little girls hair all around the edges.. I would do a color layer and just brush that in to the edge a bit.. looks a bit grey and colorless.. also maybe the little blonde boys hair could just fill in some of the less colored areas.. Family are gonna love this.
Thanks Lynn ... better?
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Lovely! :loveit:
Only a small quibble - I think the transition between the hair and the background needs to be more like the original - I know you made a change to the color, but it's now all in focus and sharp instead of a gradual soft blurry transition (for all three heads).
I'd love to know what the littlest kid was so surprised by :)
Thanks Lynn and Jo Ann. Softened the edges and fixed the accidentally "dented" wee one's forehead :P
Here's the final.
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Something crept in on the left edge of the photo between the last version and the final - there's a couple of color splotches than weren't there before. Can you zap them?
Otherwise it looks great
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Looks great, even without the bird houses. lol
Shadow, what a lovely restore. Makes me smile at their sweetness.
Thanks Margie and Candy. :hug: