TUTORIAL: Low Quality Images Post-processing

QinetiQ · 02-22-2010, 12:55 PM

I'm really unsure if this is the right place to post that. If it isn't, I apologize in advance and mods feel free to move it up. Anyway here it goes. It pretty much says it all in the tutorial but just a brief explenation - If you took a sucky picture with your phone or old camera, don't erase it, it still has the potential to make people drool over it.

avenger007 · 02-22-2010, 01:15 PM

Excellent tutorial, Q. I must revisit some of my shots now.

TheLoveOfBotham · 02-22-2010, 01:22 PM

Good work Q.

I like stuff like this for Photoshop; clear, no fuss, and showing what can be done with a few minutes work on previously crappy shots. PS is a marvelous tool, and in the right hands can yield some great results.

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Looks nice too - nice layout.

aneki · 02-22-2010, 01:24 PM

<3 Qin

trksh-bzr · 02-22-2010, 01:38 PM

Hey Q, when I grow up, I wanna do a post like that, big applause! and thanks for tutoring

reeder139 · 02-22-2010, 03:08 PM

Nice watch mate. ;-) and nice work, maybe I'll have a mess around on photoshop and post some pics of what I come up with.

QinetiQ · 02-23-2010, 12:42 AM

Wow thanks for kind words fellas. It really is a no-time job. Once you get used to it, it won't take you more than 3-4 minutes to get a decent looking picture like that.

QinetiQ · 02-23-2010, 04:19 AM

UPDATE: Currently I'm working on few Curve presets that you just import into photoshop and apply then with one click, instead of going through all the steps. That doesn't mean the tutorial will be useless. These will be just a few presets with different settings but using the tutorial above you can achieve 100's of different and interesting results. Stay tuned

pcsam · 02-23-2010, 04:34 AM

great work mate .......... im a photo-shop virgin ....well I haven't ever used it ............
ill be downloading it to try to improve some of my pics ...........

QinetiQ · 02-23-2010, 06:50 AM

Thanks pcsam. Make sure you post up some results after you're done. I would love to see other people's work!

02-22-2010, 12:55 PM	#1
QinetiQ Panerai Nuthouse Honcho Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,792	TUTORIAL: Low Quality Images Post-processing I'm really unsure if this is the right place to post that. If it isn't, I apologize in advance and mods feel free to move it up. Anyway here it goes. It pretty much says it all in the tutorial but just a brief explenation - If you took a sucky picture with your phone or old camera, don't erase it, it still has the potential to make people drool over it. __________________ My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's - Oscar Wilde Last edited by QinetiQ; 02-22-2010 at 12:57 PM.

02-22-2010, 01:15 PM	#2
avenger007 The Invincible Iron Mod Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Old North State Posts: 5,323 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Excellent tutorial, Q. I must revisit some of my shots now. __________________ I'm all like "Omega Planet Ocean", and they're all "Mega Plant Lotion huh what??"

02-22-2010, 01:38 PM	#5
trksh-bzr Bloody Forest Puncher Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: cph, denmark Posts: 4,242 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Hey Q, when I grow up, I wanna do a post like that, big applause! and thanks for tutoring __________________ my watches: hublot daytona, omega ploprof quartz chronograpf, frank mueller datejust chrono, invicta big bang 25mm all from swiss-AAA-replicastore.scam http://www.replica-watch.info/vb/for...-club-234.html actually trk looks like this --> thanks for the gif ThinkBachs

02-23-2010, 12:42 AM	#7
QinetiQ Panerai Nuthouse Honcho Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,792	Wow thanks for kind words fellas. It really is a no-time job. Once you get used to it, it won't take you more than 3-4 minutes to get a decent looking picture like that. __________________ My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's - Oscar Wilde

02-23-2010, 04:19 AM	#8
QinetiQ Panerai Nuthouse Honcho Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,792	UPDATE: Currently I'm working on few Curve presets that you just import into photoshop and apply then with one click, instead of going through all the steps. That doesn't mean the tutorial will be useless. These will be just a few presets with different settings but using the tutorial above you can achieve 100's of different and interesting results. Stay tuned __________________ My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's - Oscar Wilde

02-22-2010, 01:22 PM	#3
TheLoveOfBotham Bet you CAN eat three! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Greatest City In The World, UK Posts: 359	Good work Q. I like stuff like this for Photoshop; clear, no fuss, and showing what can be done with a few minutes work on previously crappy shots. PS is a marvelous tool, and in the right hands can yield some great results. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Looks nice too - nice layout.

02-22-2010, 01:24 PM	#4
aneki Darkness Becomes Me Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 201	<3 Qin

02-22-2010, 03:08 PM	#6
reeder139 MG Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 406	Nice watch mate. ;-) and nice work, maybe I'll have a mess around on photoshop and post some pics of what I come up with.

02-23-2010, 04:34 AM	#9
pcsam non compos mentis Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond Posts: 2,111	great work mate .......... im a photo-shop virgin ....well I haven't ever used it ............ ill be downloading it to try to improve some of my pics ........... __________________ Please click to read the SALES RULES

02-23-2010, 06:50 AM	#10
QinetiQ Panerai Nuthouse Honcho Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,792	Thanks pcsam. Make sure you post up some results after you're done. I would love to see other people's work! __________________ My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's - Oscar Wilde