Editing pictures

To edit the photographs I took for my magazine I used Adobe Photoshop. I had never used it before so I took some time playing with the different editing tools and features. I practiced using the programme with my cover photo.



This is my original picture. As you can see, this is not a perfect picture. The model has red eyes, blemishes and imperfections. The lighting is also really dull and casual, not like any picture you'd see in a magazine.

Edit One

This was my first attempt. I used the red-eye reduction tool first to remove the red eyes that were caused by the camera flash. Then I used the spot healing brush-tool to clear up the complexion, however I found that I was still left with an uneven looking skin tone as the flash captures all your imperfections. So I used the smudge tool to attempt to blend skin discolourations and patchiness that was highlighted by the camera flash.

Edit 2

In my second edit I started by doing similar proceedures; I removed blemishes and red eyes from the picture. I used the smudge tool much more sparingly, I used it in the eyebrows to give them a much smoother look. I then changed the contrast and light, which made the hair darker, skin lighter and red lips brighter.