Photo Retouching in PSP

This was found as a message in our FNF group, but I wanted to share it this way also.  If you are like me, you'll lose the message and the valued info!

Note: Always duplicate your photo, close it, and work on the copy

1. Over exposed or faded - go to Adjust/Color/Fade correction. If you are using a program that does not have this option, duplicate the layer and apply the "Multiply" blend mode. Then merge the layers.
2. Under-exposed - correct with Fade Correction
3. Leaning verticals - When you take a photo of a tall building the verticals tend to lean towards the centre of the photo. Use the Pick tool with CTRL held, spread top to straighten.
4. Damaged photos- Use Scratch Remover tool, Blemish remover or Clone brush. When using the Scratch-remover, make it wide enough to grab the colors from around the scratch to fill in the scratch.
5. Remove unwanted objects like wires or posts with scratch remover, bigger objects with the 0bject remover or Clone brush
6. Remove color cast with Adjust/Color/fade correction
7. Get rid of bad background. Make the photo into a layer, cut the old background out carefully and apply a suitable background.
8. Photo taken against light - lighten foreground with PSP's Fill flash or the Plugin Shadow Illuminator. Cost: pro=$39.95, home=$24.95 from https://www.intrigueplugins.com/moreInfo.php
9. Get rid of lipstick on teeth - whiten teeth with the 'Makeover' toothbrush
10. Adding a missing person - cut and paste. Feather by 1 to soften edge to blend in better.
11. Remove facial blemishes with Makeover/blemish remover
12. Wrinkles.  Rub over the wrinkles with the soften tool until you are happy - don't make it too smooth or it will look wrong.

Note: Holding down CTRL key and pressing Z will UNDO a mistake

 

Fran