Help with A Family Photo

[jdfaith]

I was wondering is there's any more that could be done to enhance this photo before sending off for prints.

Original
http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117451724-M.jpg


Edited
http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117450030-M.jpg
Full size: http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117450030-O.jpg


I'm hoping to be able to produce 10x14 prints. Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide.

John

[Andy]

I was wondering is there's any more that could be done to enhance this photo before sending off for prints.

Original
http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117451724-M.jpg


Edited
http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117450030-M.jpg
Full size: http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117450030-O.jpg


I'm hoping to be able to produce 10x14 prints. Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide.

John

:wave Hey John :D

SmugMug's Auto Color (what we use in our Lab) (http://smugmug.jot.com/WikiHome/PrintingAutoOrTrueColor):

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/117457298-M.jpg

Link to Original (http://www.smugmug.com/photos/117457298-O.jpg) and if you print from this on on SmugMug, please be sure to use True Color since it's already been adjusted :D

Your edit is a bit too-red IMO, noticeable on you, your Dad, and a cousin or two. The skin tones on the SmugMug Auto version are much closer to natural skin tones, and have removed some of that dreaded flash-red.

Notice also, the exposure adjustment, about 1/2 stop above the original, mostly in the shadow areas. It works to improve the shot IMO.

http://www.smugmug.com/help/red-skin-tones
http://www.smugmug.com/help/skin-tone

[Andy]

PS: great family shot :thumb NO BLINKERS (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=23576&highlight=blinkers) and I'm guessing the dog didn't give you any trouble standing still :lol3

[jdfaith]

http://jdfaith.smugmug.com/photos/117463525-O.jpg

[jdfaith]

Thanks, Andy. I'd added the wrong original and now corrected it. Is there anything I should do the file or just choose Smugmug's Auto Color.

Thanks and happy holidays.

John

[Andy]

Thanks, Andy. I'd added the wrong original and now corrected it. Is there anything I should do the file or just choose Smugmug's Auto Color.

Thanks and happy holidays.

JohnAuto. :wave

[jdfaith]

Thanks, Andy! :thumb