Improving Pictures

Yorkhesan · January 25th, 2018, 03:15 PM

Does anyone know if it is possible to improve the colors and so on in this picture set: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...4&postcount=20, using Photoshop or some other similar software?

Thanks!

rigger67 · January 25th, 2018, 03:25 PM

The quickest and easiest way is to use something like Paint.net where there's a bunch of filters and tweaks for colour, contrast, hue, etc as well as some automatic levelling tools that can do it for you.

It's quicker than trying to learn how to use Photoshop.

If you can't work it out for yourself, just google "Photo software basics" or maybe look at a few YouTube vids to get going.

halvar · January 25th, 2018, 03:55 PM

Be sure that your monitor is calibrated or adjusted (brightness, contrast, colors) before you start editing images.
I have 4 cheap monitors here and images look different on every one. I always thought that since I am a coder I do not need quality monitors. But I am starting to think about getting at least one quality monitor that can be calibrated.

pigulici · January 27th, 2018, 12:42 PM

Yorkhesan : yes, it is possible, but if you want more than global improve(like only the skin), you need to learn to mask different areas. You can buy a monitor with IPS and almost calibrated from factory, like it is mine, Dell P2417H.

**deepsepia** · January 30th, 2018, 11:59 PM

As noted by others, what particular images look like will vary from monitor to monitor.

On my screen this photoset looks well shot, but a little dark. Checked it with Photoshop's histogram feature, which shows the range of pixel values in an image file, and its objectively too dark-- missing roughly the upper third of brightness values. In short its underexposed

So I lightened it Photoshop using the "curves" option, original on the left, lightened on the right

. . . the nice thing about Photoshop is that you can apply this kind of correction to an entire folder of images, which is what I'd do here, as all of them look similarly underexposed.

**cicciobuki** · February 1st, 2018, 10:38 PM

Depending on the adjustments (if simple enough) i can recommend irfanview for bulk adjustments and color (and other) conversions.

Open one image, adjust colors to how you like it and make a note of the used values. Color balances/contrast/gamma/saturation will usually be your most used parameters.
Then open image again, press B (for batch), add all files, set your advanced options and start batch. Don't forget to choose the output folder (and rename if needed)

It will look something like this:

Irfanview is also really good as an image viewer. Lightweight, free, a lot of options, and pretty simple to use. i've been a big fan for years!

**Moon Raker** · February 2nd, 2018, 09:34 AM

I second the comments made about (freeware) IrfanView64 above - the colour corrections/gamma adjustment option is especially useful for brightening up dark images.

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January 25th, 2018, 03:25 PM	#2
rigger67 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72 Thanks: 191 Thanked 608 Times in 69 Posts	The quickest and easiest way is to use something like Paint.net where there's a bunch of filters and tweaks for colour, contrast, hue, etc as well as some automatic levelling tools that can do it for you. It's quicker than trying to learn how to use Photoshop. If you can't work it out for yourself, just google "Photo software basics" or maybe look at a few YouTube vids to get going.

January 25th, 2018, 03:55 PM	#3
halvar Blocked! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HH Posts: 1,963 Thanks: 115,040 Thanked 32,801 Times in 1,955 Posts	Be sure that your monitor is calibrated or adjusted (brightness, contrast, colors) before you start editing images. I have 4 cheap monitors here and images look different on every one. I always thought that since I am a coder I do not need quality monitors. But I am starting to think about getting at least one quality monitor that can be calibrated.

January 30th, 2018, 11:59 PM	#5
deepsepia Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper left corner Posts: 7,205 Thanks: 47,953 Thanked 83,439 Times in 7,199 Posts	As noted by others, what particular images look like will vary from monitor to monitor. On my screen this photoset looks well shot, but a little dark. Checked it with Photoshop's histogram feature, which shows the range of pixel values in an image file, and its objectively too dark-- missing roughly the upper third of brightness values. In short its underexposed So I lightened it Photoshop using the "curves" option, original on the left, lightened on the right . . . the nice thing about Photoshop is that you can apply this kind of correction to an entire folder of images, which is what I'd do here, as all of them look similarly underexposed.

February 1st, 2018, 10:38 PM	#6
cicciobuki supermoderateur Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 24,366 Thanks: 157,817 Thanked 321,346 Times in 24,281 Posts	Depending on the adjustments (if simple enough) i can recommend irfanview for bulk adjustments and color (and other) conversions. Open one image, adjust colors to how you like it and make a note of the used values. Color balances/contrast/gamma/saturation will usually be your most used parameters. Then open image again, press B (for batch), add all files, set your advanced options and start batch. Don't forget to choose the output folder (and rename if needed) It will look something like this: Irfanview is also really good as an image viewer. Lightweight, free, a lot of options, and pretty simple to use. i've been a big fan for years!

February 2nd, 2018, 09:34 AM	#7
Moon Raker Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,780 Thanks: 8,944 Thanked 231,136 Times in 11,999 Posts	I second the comments made about (freeware) IrfanView64 above - the colour corrections/gamma adjustment option is especially useful for brightening up dark images.