ValerieT Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Not sure if this is the right place to put this question. For starters I use PSE 10 on windows 7. I have over 200 photos of Ben that the school have taken over the years, there are some really good ones in there and I want to scrap them. The problem is, they have been printed at what appears to be a normal or draft print quality on normal (not photo) paper, and most have a very grainy appearance. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to improve these photos? Or the best way to scrap them? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Would love to know that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jode2771 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I would duplicate the pic, change it to screen thyen duplicate THAT layer and change it to soft light... adjust the sliders to your liking... Then I would add an unsharp mask and set the settings to 10/50/0 or change as necessary... Not sure if it will help... but that is what I would do!! Another option is one which I think Syndee covered in a newsletter tutorial a while back... yes, here it is! http://www.scrapgirls.com/NL/SG_News_110908_Thu_Filters.html try the high pass filter option... it sharpens up the edges on soft pics really well... Good luck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb C. Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Jode, thanks for answering that question. I clicked on your newsletter link. Not only did I find that great tutorial from Syndee, but I also found a template from Angie Briggs and a couple of paper templates from Jan Ransley that just HAD to go on my Wish List. Don't know how I missed them before. BTW, how did you find that back newsletter? Do you have them tagged somehow? Thanks for making my Wish List longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieT Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks Jody, I'll have a play tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I heard a tip for scanning newspapers to scan in "de-screening" mode - it's supposed to help with the pixilation/background stuff. I don't know if it would help in your situation, and it doesn't seem to be an option for my scanner, but I thought I would mention it just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nica Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I would duplicate the pic, change it to screen thyen duplicate THAT layer and change it to soft light... adjust the sliders to your liking... Then I would add an unsharp mask and set the settings to 10/50/0 or change as necessary... Not sure if it will help... but that is what I would do!! Another option is one which I think Syndee covered in a newsletter tutorial a while back... yes, here it is! http://www.scrapgirls.com/NL/SG_News_110908_Thu_Filters.html try the high pass filter option... it sharpens up the edges on soft pics really well... Good luck!!!! Jode, thanks for answering that question. I clicked on your newsletter link. Not only did I find that great tutorial from Syndee, but I also found a template from Angie Briggs and a couple of paper templates from Jan Ransley that just HAD to go on my Wish List. Don't know how I missed them before. BTW, how did you find that back newsletter? Do you have them tagged somehow? Thanks for making my Wish List longer! Jody, you rock! I'm going to have to play now myself. Deb, boy do I know how you feel! Every time I log on, someone is mentioning something that I just can't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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