Hi all,

I was sent here by a more DI savvy friend who I presented my problem to. I took this photo with my new cell phone, and when I uploaded the picture to my computer, I noticed it was terribly grainy. Can anyone help with this one?

http://www.uvm.edu/~mgiannul/08-18-04_2225.jpg

I ran the image quickly through two different noise supression programs using preset filters and no tweaking. Both have a free version that you can download. This just gives you a quick idea of what can be done.

Noiseware (http://www.imagenomic.com/)
Neat Image (http://www.neatimage.com/)


Images:
First: Noiseware with custom fine tuning
Second: Noiseware with preset filter
Third: Neat Image with preset filter
Fourth: Neat Image with custom fine tuning

Thanks for the work thus far! I guess I should have noted I'll be working in OSX with Photoshop CS. Any other software I should look into?

If you are interested in noise supression software you might want to check out the below site:

Noise Reduction Tool Comparison (http://www.michaelalmond.com/Articles/noise.htm)

RetouchPro Threads:
Neat Image with selections tutorial (http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=138)

Heavy color cast using mobile phone camera (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8855&highlight=noise+comparison)

Just used selective blurring and smudging.

Christine