Help My Pics!

[mille33]

Hi, I'm to this forum and I was wondering if somebody would help me save these pictures. I went to New Orleans last week and my friend bought a disposable camera and the pictures turned out very noisy. I'm looking for someone to give me the steps I need to make these pictures look somewhat better. Thanks!

[0lBaldy]

welcome to RetouchPro!
noise ninja may help.. what software are you using and what have you tried so far?.. even the windows preview will rotate photos for you with the touch of a button

[mille33]

Originally Posted by 0lBaldy

welcome to RetouchPro!
noise ninja may help.. what software are you using and what have you tried so far?.. even the windows preview will rotate photos for you with the touch of a button

I do have access to Photoshop, but I'm not great at it. I tried adjusting the colors through Curves then used the Dust & Scratches filter then used the High Pass filter after changing the blending modes to Overlay or Soft Light. I don't know if this is the best way to fix pictures like these. It did help but I don't know if its the best way or if i adjusted the colors probably. I included the untouched orginals in this post though.

[0lBaldy]

I only tried a quickie on one picture..

It sounds like you are on the right track.. and your retouch probably looks much better than my feeble attempt below..

[mille33]

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

[TommyO]

These are also good candidates for the Image>Adjustments>Shadow/Highlights.