photo editing example

[Drazan]

Just some fun from the other weekend at the MN Ren Fest and what I do to "normal" pictures. ;)

http://www.jadeadragon.com/images/mnren06_towncrier_montage_sm.jpg

1024 size (http://www.jadeadragon.com/images/mnren06_towncrier_montage.jpg)

The only issue I have is with the bell. Since it is a tad blurry on the original, it doesn't make a clean cut for edge cropped. Even digitally editing at the pixel level didn't do what I wanted it to do.

[Riya]

Taking the blur tool to the edges of the bell would probably help.

I wish there were Ren Faires up here. :(

[peder]

In PS, use the pen tool set to paths to trace the bell in the second picture (only the bell), and right click > make selection, check anti-aliasing and play around with several values for feathering. Should give a better outcome. If you're confident with PS you can probably figure out how to use different feather values for different parts of the bell aswell.

PS: Nice editing and cutting by the way

[Red Kittie Kat]

Looks pretty good Drazan...... :)

[budafist]

Looks good. What are you going to this guy now? Place him in some exotic location?

[urstwile]

Nice job, I like how you improved the saturation of the colors.

[xplod_ldg]

I like how you edited it. The edit looks very good. The bell looks endeed a bit blury.