Right photo-editing tips needed

[applepie]

I got some free digital prints which I have to use up so I thiought I would so some diving ones.

I have in terms of software, Adobe Elements 3.0 and picasa. I possibly may have an older version of photoshop CS somewhere.

How do I touch up the pictures?

I dont want to do any digital magic at the moment, most of the pics I think look pretty good already.

primarily looking at some of them I would to do the following

1) Colour correction, (mainly changing the green hue to normal)

2) any chance of removing particles/specks ?

3) some pictures are slightly over/under-exposed, can I correct for this?

Thanks,

at the moment I dont plan to learn how to use any program extensively as I dont have the time. will do in the future, been meaning to learn photoshop for a long time.

[Carlb]

If youve got a newish copy then colour correction can be a cinch with photoshop

try Image, adjust, autolevels. This usually gets them pretty close and you can then just fine tweak the RGB levels.

Probably the best bet to remove particles and specks is judicious use of the clone tool. You could try using some of the filters, such as despeckle, but I fnd that you start losing detail that way.

Under/over exposure may also be sorted out by using the autolevels mentioned above, but there are other ways of doing it.

For some of the best tutorials Ive found on the web I'd recommend this site

Articles

(I know others have already posted this oin other threads)

[stewbie]

A book I have found to be excellent is Scott Kelby's "The Photoshop CS2 book for digital photographers"
Cuts all the arty farty stuff right down and tells you exactly what you need to know from a photographers standpoint.

Good section on RAW manipulation to for the lucky peeps who can take RAW images

[ding]

I was going to put in my tupenceworth but carlb said it all
another tutorial site is SNOACK taucht ab
Cheers

[applepie]

thanks alot, will check it out.

should be interesting weekend since i have absolutely no knowledge of photoshop and have to prepare the images by Monday. probably can only spare an hour or two on it.

[ding]

Originally Posted by applepie

thanks alot, will check it out.

should be interesting weekend since i have absolutely no knowledge of photoshop and have to prepare the images by Monday. probably can only spare an hour or two on it.

No chance I'v been studying CS2 for 2 weeks now, 2 CDs 20hrs and those internet sites.....