Damien Symonds

No problem at all. Let me know how you go. If you've got a lot of them to do, consider making this: https://www.damiensymonds.net/act_web.html

Your preferences are set up correctly. I don't understand why the the snapping wouldn't be working, sorry. Yes, with the Path Selection Tool (A). It's about 4/5ths of the way down the toolbar, two places below the Text Tool. Choose it, click on a shape, then Alt-drag to create a copy of the shape.

I would just rebuild the area. Easier than D&B. Can you post the 100% crop again, after you've done your noise removal? *frowns*

Gee, I reckon that's enough. It's perfectly plausible to leave some glow there.

That's entirely up to you. Web sharpening is WYSIWYG. Just make sure you only view it at 100%. By the way, make sure you position your watermark on an area that can't be easily cropped or edited out.

It's what happens when your website advises a specific size, yes.

Perfect. Now move the area around, or grab the corners and drag them inwards to reduce the size of the crop if you wish. Then press Enter when done, and you'll see the photo shrink to web size. Easy! Then zoom in to 100%, and sharpen for web.

Yep, that's the one, great. Choose it, then you'll be given those three fields in the options bar. Following the exact instructions of your site, you'll enter "850px" in the width field, and "1100px" in the height field. Make sure you include the "px" part, this is very important. Leave the resolution field blank. Once you've entered those values, show me another screenshot. Layers & Masks. Sharpening won't make a lick of sense if you don't have the basic knowledge that L&M gives you. Well, that varies for everyone. For some people it's only a week before they're ready for the Levels Class. Other people take several weeks, or even months. It all depends on how much you flood me with photos.

I beg you, please don't wait any longer to take the Layers & Masks Class.

Exactly. See where it says "Ratio" in the options bar? Click on that little menu. In there, is there something that says either "Size and Resolution" or "W x H x Resolution"?

Not stupid at all. I'm going to help you, that's why I need the screenshot.

Oh, well done you for your research! This is very very helpful. Since they say this: we should definitely follow those instructions to the letter. That means, DON'T use the Image Size feature. Only use the Crop Tool. Can you choose your Crop Tool, then show me a screenshot?

If you think they're behaving differently, it's probably because you're not used to the noise of your new camera, I figure. Have you opened an old raw file to check?

The Luminance and Color sliders are still the only ones that matter, and they work exactly the same, I promise.

Hi Margaret, It's very easy ... the only difficult part is knowing what size to make them. First, have you read this article, and this one?

That's fine. Those are the same sliders as have ever been. I don't understand the quandary?

As he's looking almost directly at the camera, it should be possible to copy and flip the other side of his face.

Because your lab don't change the way they print just because you got a new screen! Can you imagine having to call the lab to tell them to print differently because you have a new screen? Can you imagine EVERY photographer calling the lab to tell them to print differently? Of course that's impossible.

Please tell me about the light in your room. Are you sure it's not too warm? https://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/light-around-your-computer.html

Oh, bummer I was hoping it might be smooth textureless fabric like silk. No, I don't have a fast solution for this, sorry.

WHAT DID I SAY?

Hi Leslie! We might be able to manage something. May I see a 100% crop of the worst area? (Make sure your noise removal is done perfectly first.)

No, I mean of the noise sliders

Oh crap, sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to put the hat on one of the other photos.

Hi Quintin, I've moved this post to Brian's area, because he's the expert in this regard. He'll be along shortly.