Lynn Nordhagen Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Hi, Damien, I got a great shot with my cell phone, and I sure do wish it were in RAW, and had all the advantages and flexibility. But, I entered it in our County Fair, as a digital, and now the Fair committee has chosen it as one they would like to judge as a print. On my cell phone I had processed it with the Snapseed app, and that's the version I entered in the Fair. When I tried to resize it in Photoshop for print, it said it was about 41" x 41". What?? That was at 72 screen res. When I tried to reduce the size and increase the resolution, it went all chunky and pixelated. So I then tried several variations for resizing, but nothing looks good! Of course, it's noisy, too. (Do clouds always look noisy?) I need to make a print to mount on a 16" by 20" background. I am thinking about 12" square. I will post the original and the Snapseed version, I love the colors I got in Snapseed. So, I would like to either enlarge the Snapseed one, or reduce and recolor the original. Can't figure it out. Thanks, Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 May I see the full original (not cropped) and also a 100% crop from it so I can see the quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Hey, that's pretty good quality, isn't it? And what are its pixel dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Excellent! And is the snapseed version still 3024 wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) 3005 x 2970 px Edited August 1, 2018 by Lynn Nordhagen add text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 So, now what? I've had very poor results trying to resize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Didn't you say you want to print it at 12" square? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Yes, but when I change the resolution from 72, bad things happen., Here is a sample of the noise in the original after I used bicubic smooth, 240 resolution. Isn't it too noisy? Of course, I will crop out the engine when I make it square. I have tried to open it in Camera Raw as a jpeg, but have not succeeded. 1. Do you think the noise is okay? 2. If not, how should I proceed to get rid of it? Darn jpg, anyway! The Snapseed one is chunky after resampling. Can't keep my eyes open tonight. I'll check back in the morning. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I'm on my phone at the moment. Are you saying that the snapseed edit has made things grainy and poor quality? The original quality was quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Yes, that's what Snapseed did. So I guess I have to use the original to try to get the same result with Photoshop, the color and the drama of the Snapseed one. However, even the original seems noisy to me, so I want your opinion on the noise before going on the color. And if I do need to deal with the noise, since it's a jpeg, how do I remove the noise? Is there a way to open it in Camera Raw? (I have tried to open it in camera raw, without success.) If I don't need to deal with the noise first, then I need your advice on achieving that indigo blue and the light pink. Thanks, Damien! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 No, the original isn't noisy at all. What you're seeing is jpeg damage (of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Regarding the sizing, just use your Crop Tool as normal. Set it to 12" x 12" in the Options bar, with the Resolution at 300ppi. Then crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Okay, will do. I think the color from Snapseed is from things like split toning and contrast and saturation. So difficult to imitate! I don't have experience with split toning or changing colors. Here's what I have so far. I seem to have lost the sunset color, and don't know how to get the magic of the purples and greens. Do you have any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Can you identify which layer removed the sunset colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 Yes, I have figured that part out. I am just now struggling with getting the color I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Oh, just add a Solid Color layer of the colour you want, as vivid as you can make it (eg vivid purple) and put it on Color blend mode. Then just paint it on at very low opacity where you want it. Likewise, a layer for cyan/green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 After hours and hours of trying, this is as close as I have gotten. The Snapseed one has much more clarity in the clouds. Also, I can't seem to choose the correct colors for the low opacity painting. I'm feeling pretty discouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Good. Now, for the clouds ... go back to your Background layer and duplicate it. Immediately desaturate it (Ctrl Shift U). Then change its blend mode to "Overlay". Then go to Filter>Other>High Pass. Start with the slider at minimum, and slowly take it up, and find a spot you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Does the highpass filter add noise? Or did I do something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 It will add noise if you use a very low radius, yes. Your radius needed to be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Ah. Never used high pass before. Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Nordhagen Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thank you, Damien, it's been printed and entered in the Fair. I couldn't have done it without your help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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