Suggestions to correct or be creative with

[AngelicKim]

Hi, I am posting here since I am working in PSE5. I am working on the Photo Book from the Shutterfly offer. I am putting together some of the photos I took at his games. He didn't get to play a lot as he was on the Special Teams and mostly played only during kickoffs. He was the team on side kicker. This photo is the only time he got to do it and it was at the end of the game and people were starting get up and leave and the bleachers had vibration when there was movement:eek: Yes a little scary. Anyway it caused me to move slightly and caused some blur.

Since it is his only actually kick shot I have I would love to add it to the book. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions to fix it or make it creative. I have tried a few things but just not good enough at this to come up with anything I liked. Any and all help and suggestion would be so appriciated.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1AZPjK3LJo3pbT42T5jTBE2A13ajN_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1AZPjK3LJo3pbT42T5jTBE2A13ajN)

[troush]

Under the Enhance menu there is the new Sharpen tool. Have you tried that?

-Trish

[AngelicKim]

Trish, I have tried that but still can't get the right look out of it. If I can get him a little more in focus the colors don't look right.

[tbrannon]

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Kim with the shot being such an action shot why not try to work with the photo you have. I just did the auto sharpen and then I tried to do something like Colleen's "Captain's" photo to kinda enhance him and his kick and set back the rest of what was going on in the pic. I just kept it simple and think doing it in the book on the fill page would just look really great. :D

(I used the infrared effect in the BW converter too.)

[mom to 4]

Ok, how do I bring it into my PSE5??? and what are the colors.....??? green??? and ???

[AngelicKim]

Tina, I like that. I didn't think of Colleen's Captain photo. Maybe I can get his hands to look better if I can find them in a similar manner in one of the other photos. I'll give this a try.

[mom to 4]

Excuse me.......is someone being rude here and ignoring me???? I did notice this wasn't in the football thread!!!!:eek: :eek: :D

Maybe I'll just go back to the football thread and sulk, or whine, or maybe drink wine!!!

[tbrannon]

Oh Hi Colleen didn't see you there. :D hee hee

OK Kim you may try this is in the enhance> adj sharpness
I tried it on the pic and it helped but working with a smaller res. pic hard to tell for sure. Try this and see how it looks. :D

make sure you use MOTION BLUR too.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mhjgZG8hfGLJxcQ7WVhyrlQ8XX1W1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mhjgZG8hfGLJxcQ7WVhyrlQ8XX1W1)

[Cmcburnett]

Kim, the picture is looking better and better. Good luck.

[AngelicKim]

Sorry, Colleen. I was working on the photo and didn't check post. Also sorry this isn't in the football thread. Thought I might get more responses on its own. I really didn't understand your question.

"Ok, how do I bring it into my PSE5??? and what are the colors.....??? green??? and ???"

[AngelicKim]

What happened to Pixental? All the links here are missing and I can't get it to open to upload what I have done so far. Anyone else having a problem?

[tbrannon]

hmmmm Kim I had no problems getting it to upload. WEIRD!
Hope you get it to cooperate. lol

[mom to 4]

Yeah, yeah, yeah... no one was ignoring me, right!!!

Well, I have something I just did, but I can't get to pixentral either. Site must be down. So, I need to go pick up from football at 5:30 :eek: I should be there now!!! So I will try to post it when I get back.....I think it looks cool........very much like captains!!! oh, red and black for the colors???anyway that is what I used!:D

[AngelicKim]

I tried getting it from another thread and it still didn't work but then I closed my browser and now it works. Here is what I have using your suggestions Tina.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/10Hv01Jnof5zcHPnr2nDsho0pzHyWg0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=10Hv01Jnof5zcHPnr2nDsho0pzHyWg0)

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Now I am totally confused ... I thought that everyone wanted this subforum so that PSE5 frequently asked questions could be gathered together in it :confused:

Wendy

[AngelicKim]

This one I went another step on the background and gave it a gaussian blur set at 10. Then on a new layer I took a football from another photo at the same game so the lighting was the same and reduced its opacity to blend it more.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/12bEEyHUzVgAl7Vpr9JjC0UzolSt8_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=12bEEyHUzVgAl7Vpr9JjC0UzolSt8)

[AngelicKim]

Sorry Wendy, I missed your post. I thought this was where I was suppose to put this because I thought I would get suggestions of things new to PSE5. I guess I misunderstood the meaning for this section.

[Wendy]

Hi Kim ...

I'm not sure really what its for either ... :confused: :confused: :D :D

Wendy

[mom to 4]

Ok, Kim, I'll post it in the football thread! I got it uploaded!

[tbrannon]

Kim I think that looks GREAT. I like the gaus. blur on the back. GREAT IDEA!
I like how it turned out!

Hmmm I thought we put questions here too.

[AngelicKim]

Can I blame it on a "blonde moment".:D I am confused too.

This is what the topic says in the forum list

Photoshop Elements 5 Questions and Answers
Post your questions on PSE5 here!

Is asking for help on fixing something in v5 not a question? :confused: :confused:

[Wendy]

Hi Kim ...

I am really not sure what its for either ... :confused:

but hey ... what does it matter :D :D

Wendy

[AngelicKim]

Just incase anyone is curious on the thread I took it over to the football thread. The picture is finished with the help of Tina and Colleen. There where a few things used in PSE5 to work on it as the Adjust Sharpness and Auto Sharp under Enhance and the Concert to B&W using the infrared setting. These are great tools in PSE5.