Can somebody please help?, the picture's here. Options

[creole]

So, I was wondering, does anybody know how to make an image so clear and crisp like this? It looks so clean! The contrast/brightness is just perfect!

[lovescream]

If you're using Photoshop, you can just edit the control/contrast, brightness, curves, etc. And sharpen it for a crisp look? If you don't, care to share what program you do use? If you don't have any, you can probably attempt something like that using Microsoft Word, but it probably won't look that well lol.

[schizo]

Well, a lot of it has to do with the image you start with. If it's blurry or nasty to start off with, it's going to be really difficult to fix.

I just sharpen my images to make them a bit crisper, then I duplicate the layer twice and one to screen and the top to soft light. That usually adds good contrast.

[creole]

If you're using Photoshop, you can just edit the control/contrast, brightness, curves, etc. And sharpen it for a crisp look? If you don't, care to share what program you do use? If you don't have any, you can probably attempt something like that using Microsoft Word, but it probably won't look that well lol.

I use Photoshop CS3, and are you serious about the Microsoft Word part?!

Well, a lot of it has to do with the image you start with. If it's blurry or nasty to start off with, it's going to be really difficult to fix.

I just sharpen my images to make them a bit crisper, then I duplicate the layer twice and one to screen and the top to soft light. That usually adds good contrast.

Mkkay, do you think the example picture was messed around with a Channel Mixer?

[lovescream]

^ Lol, yes, I'm totally serious, since it has a contrast option thing for pics, where Paint doesn't.
AAAAANDDDDDD, for Photoshop, what I usually do is Layer>New Layer Adjustment>Gradient Map, then select a B&W white. Check preview, and if the pic is b&w, click okay. Set that layer to luminosity. From there, I sharpen, curves (Layer>New Layer Adjustment>Curves). Basically play with everything under the New Layer Adjustment place. :P It's muy helpful.

[schizo]

Well, I don't use Photoshop so I'm not sure if the Channel Mixer works the same as the one in PSP. I don't think it was, though.

Do you have the original image? It's a bit hard to tell what was editted when we don't know what it looked like before. To be honest, it looks like the picture looked that that when it was taken.

[creole]

^ Lol, yes, I'm totally serious, since it has a contrast option thing for pics, where Paint doesn't.
AAAAANDDDDDD, for Photoshop, what I usually do is Layer>New Layer Adjustment>Gradient Map, then select a B&W white. Check preview, and if the pic is b&w, click okay. Set that layer to luminosity. From there, I sharpen, curves (Layer>New Layer Adjustment>Curves). Basically play with everything under the New Layer Adjustment place. :P It's muy helpful.

Oh okay, thanks for the advice, I needed it. :D

Well, I don't use Photoshop so I'm not sure if the Channel Mixer works the same as the one in PSP. I don't think it was, though.

Do you have the original image? It's a bit hard to tell what was editted when we don't know what it looked like before. To be honest, it looks like the picture looked that that when it was taken.

No, I don't sorry. :( I think it was blurry and dark before it was edited. Does that help?

[schizo]

I would just recommend messing around with layers. Setting a duplicated layer to screen makes it brighter, soft light gives it more contrast, etc.

[creole]

I would just recommend messing around with layers. Setting a duplicated layer to screen makes it brighter, soft light gives it more contrast, etc.

Okay, the problem is resolved! Thanks schizo & mystline!

[schizo]

No problem.

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