photoshopping is my new-found talent!

sequel to my prev post!

hurhurhur actually i juz noe slightly more than normal ppl, not exactly veriii pro. mostly e basic stuffs i noe.

using e viet photos as examples, to brighten an otherwise dark and heavily shadowed photo...

go to Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight. Shadow would be to brighten shadows in the photo.

n this is wat u get after brightening e shadows:

damnnn cool huh.

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this too, has shadows brightened:

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hehe this is one of my fav part of e trip, love e sampan boat ride!

for e Highlight function, i mainly use it on photos which are overexposed:

me n lijun's faces are almost white-faced lorz, e viet sun is too bright lol.

juz slightly better. usually im curb my zeal on using the Highlight function cuz i'll look too artifically dark n chao-da if im too zealous on Highlight.

Brightness/Contrast is also another common yet useful tool in Photoshop, it makes similarly whitewash-ed photo (due to overly bright sun, again)

returned to its original vibrant colours. veri slight diff cuz e background will be overly incandescent if Contrast is too high.

i learn frm xiaxue's video as well, about how to make my eyes more defined n also to create colour-contacts-looking eyes. original photo:

after:

i also whitened my teeth tho not v apparent due to e small surface area.

comparing before n after:

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tink e photo look mad fake after. so nw u can gauge hw xiaxue mite look like w/o photoshop! lol. forgot how exactly i did it, but u can learn frm her video.

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note: photo quality can be better if u save it at a higher resolution. i didnt to speed up e uploading process.

hehe im so grateful to sissy for helping me install photoshop a zillion yrs ago (he prob cant even rem installing it for me)! thankew, u helped nurture e latent talent in me!~ wahahaha~