Damien Symonds

I've moved this into the Lightroom section. Christina will be along in a bit to help you out.

I think it looks great! So much colour!

Yeah, that's more like it! Well done. I think you have a little further to go, though. Always remember to periodically zoom out and look at it smaller, it will give you renewed perspective.

I see no reason to do any pixel editing. Just use the Handyman Method.

Yeah, that's much too smooth, isn't it. You can't get away with that. May I see a 100% crop of the unedited one?

May I see it at 100%? http://www.damiensymonds.net/2013/09/grabbing-700x700px-100-crop.html

Hmmm ... have you made it a bit too smooth?

Wonderful! I don't have an instant fix for this, sorry. You'll need to use your frame master file to create (by chopping, moving and masking) various other frame master files at the exact required sizes. Thankfully, the transparency will make this easier.

Ah, never mind. Leave it. Ok, great, so the background is transparent?

NEVER crop!!!!!! Ok, show me a close view of the cellulite.

I'm curious why you've singled out her right arm in particular? Both arms look roughly the same to me. Her left arm (our right) has a nasty dark patch on the outside. May I see the SOOR?

Hi Sharon, what file format do you have the frame in? I just noticed the frame is in Adobe RGB. For God's sake fix that before doing anything else.

Let me SEE!

Hi Lucy, I've moved your post into Brian's area, because he's the guru with this. He'll be along shortly.

I'm not saying that. I think you should swap the sky. But when you do so, don't make it too strong.

Is this the method you're using? It's vital to respect the reality of the light - the sky wasn't blown out by accident. It really should be bright.

Yeah, you have to keep the trees. Don't let them get "fuzzy".

Well, come on, give yourself a chance.

Have you at least posted them in the Raw Class for me to see?

I think maybe you meant "plausible"? No, it's not plausible. May I see the two separate images?

RGB doesn't have a range. Do you mean Adobe RGB?

Do you still have the prints from back then? Darker.

Well, it looks white at least. Hopefully you'll be able to put a nice bright bulb in it.

Are these the instructions you followed? Including the troubleshooting part?

Ok, that's bad. Do this: http://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html