Photo Retouching

Photo and graphic retouching

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Original image (from website of the InterContinental Tahiti Resort)

Edited image

Photo was a little dark and building had some graffiti damage.

Brighter; removed the paint covering the graffiti; removed some distracting wiring that was sitting in the middle of the right edge after I cropped in; and I created more of the sidewalk, curb, and street to better position the image within the frame.

Original image

Edited image

This image was used in a SlideShare presentation to illustrate the idea of there being a "master switch" to instantly convert all websites from SSL to TLS. I added the "TLS" verbiage to the photo.

Detail showing edit

A couple of my own photos; the first taken in Bertram, Texas, and the second in Sierra Blanca, Texas. I love shooting with a wide-angle lens, but sometimes I'm not happy with the resulting distortion. I haven't mastered the art of fixing this particular problem in Photoshop, but I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of it well enough to make some simple adjustments that get the images closer to what I want.

Before

After

Event photo with person obscured; enlarge to see detail

Retouched photo: obscured person removed; also cleaned up table top and removed note stuck to blind on left-hand side. Enlarge to see detail.

Original photo

Color edit

Restoration of antique photo (enlarge to see detail, and be sure to enlarge the photos and zoom in to see both the extent of the damage to the photo and the restoration)

Original image. At full resolution, overall discoloration can be seen, particularly along the photo's left edge.

Retouched image with discoloration removed.

Vintage coffee shop menu cover, ca. 1950s-60s, pulled from ArkivaTropika.com. Original artwork by Donn Allison.

Recolored version used to create a 3D resin collage.

Sign from the Pitcairn Hotel, Garden Grove, CA.

Edited image, created for use as a model for a watercolor pencil drawing. Note font selection and new copy on sign.

Palm Springs City Hall

Before:

Palm debris and replaced concrete distract attention from the beautiful curved lines of the steps.

After:

Original photo

Edited image