Damien Symonds

This is quite normal. Have you looked in Preferences (maybe Interface) to see if there is any adjustability?

Ok, so each file (1024 pixels in size, saved at level 10) should be around the 200-400KB in file size, is that correct?

The quality level. On the 0-12 scale. What did you choose?

Gosh. Are they jpegs? If so, what quality level did you choose?

Probably not, but keep reading.

It would be ideal to find out the exact resolution of the projector. If you can't do that, I think 1920 pixels is a fair guess. That's normal HD. What are the pixel dimensions of the photos presently?

As long as your room light is nice and bright, yes.

No it doesn't. You're following the wrong instructions. Only follow these ones.

PLEASE consider a refresher. The class is completely new, much better, and you get a significant discount as a former participant.

Tell me about the new screen before you calibrated it. Was it closer to prints?

Don't forget to fix the backdrop between their heads.

Shown on a big screen?

May I have the backstory? What was behind them before?

Sorry, I don't have an resources for FS. But Google will find you plenty.

What is it for, exactly? Will it be shown at an event, or something?

Yay, I'm glad you like it! The fix isn't technically complex, but will take a lot of time and patience. Don't expect to achieve it quickly. Download the PSD file First, a dodge and burn layer to even out the wrinkles in front a bit. Then a radial gradient layer. Mask it completely around the child. At this point, the child will seem like it's "floating", exactly as you said. After that, use a very low opacity black brush on the mask to gently reveal a bit of the blanket texture in front, as I did. Finally, the noise layer to prevent banding. If any of the above is unfamiliar to you, I beg you to consider my little Layers & Masks Class. It's very cheap, but will open up worlds of skills to you.

Well, this is all I do ... Add a new blank layer Click on the foreground swatch at the bottom of the toolbar and choose red as the colour Press M to choose the Marquee Tool, then click and hold on it to choose the oval one Check the options bar to make sure it has 0 for the feather setting Draw the circle Edit>Stroke and give it a few pixels of stroke.

This is the best I can manage:

The only time I ever use it is for really really noisy photos when I want to apply more noise reduction to the shadows than the highlights.

This is not related to your question, but is troubling ... your file is "untagged". When saving jpegs (either for web, or any other purpose) ALWAYS make sure the "embed profile" checkbox is checked.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2014/11/the-bldy-adjustment-brush.html

Yeah, no, that's just a demonstration of bad raw processing. There's absolutely no need for luminosity selections in that example.

Go to Window>Character. In the Character panel, the "TT" icon (All caps) might be checked.

Well, for a quickie, first add a Levels layer and move the middle slider to about 1.25. Then add a Channel Mixer layer, check the "Monochrome" box, and enter +100/0/0/0 for the values. Change that layer's blend mode to "Overlay" then lower its opacity to your taste.