Questions tagged [photo-editing]

Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.

Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.

See also the and tags, which may be what you want instead of this one. While editing a photo is quite arguably what one does in a program like Adobe Photoshop, just as one edits text documents in a word processor, the line between editing in that sense and post-processing is so fuzzy that it's better to avoid the confusion.

Some existing questions with this tag which exemplify the way in which it should be used:

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How to improve sky's saturation and contrast to get a similar result?

Have a look at these two pictures: The first is mine, but is so...flat. (You can find the original here.) I took my photo with a Canon EOS 100D, while the second was taken with a Nikon. I cannot believe that Nikon is so much better than Canon in…
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How to remove markings from black and white photo?

I scanned in an old B&W photo that has pen scribbles on it. What's the best way to remove these marks and restore the photo? Here are the examples: I don't have access to Adobe photo software. I do have Paint.NET. And I'm willing to use any…
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Should engagement photos all be edited with the same style?

I did an engagement shoot this past weekend (the actual proposal followed by some staged photos) for some friends. We plan on doing a more staged shoot later on. For context this was all shot on a Canon EOS Rebel SL2 with a 70-200 lens. I am also…
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How do I merge two photos with a transition from the color photo to the black-and-white photo?

I am new to this forum and have a rudimentary query. I have two images of the same scenery, one colored and one black and white. I want to merge the two photos so that the final photo contains one half of the colored image and the other half the…
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Gold Label Products Photography Best Practice

I need some help with this shots. Recently I did some shooting for this wine business, and since the beginning and even before, they had this problem with some labels like the one attached. Question is: "What's the best practice for shooting this…
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Photo editor to automatically detect image face and plant another image on top

I have created a video and exported it as individual photos. I currently have around 200 of them. I am looking for an editing tool that will automatically detect the face in each image and apply an effect to it (put something on top of it). Is this…
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Panaroma software for ubuntu?

Software for stitching photos together for panaroma view in Ubuntu ? Any link where I can get proper installation guide ? I use GIMP and picasa. Picasa doesnot seem to have much control in stitching photos , (may be thru collage) , Gimp has…
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What's the best way to re-save after editing in IrfanView? (For print)

I made some small edits on a JPG in IrfanView (cropping and color corrections), and want to save it without losing any quality, but would rather not save as a PNG as it doubles the size. If I save it as a JPG with quality set at 100%, is that the…
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Is there any way to know in which software a photo has been edited?

Suppose a photo is edited in one image editing program first. Then the name of that program is usually displayed in EXIF data. When the edited picture is again opened and edited in different software, then the name of that software will appear in…
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Adjusting eyebrows elegantly

I'm seeking suggestions for ways of correcting problems with the appearance of "eyebrows" in images taken at a 21st birthday celebration. I discovered retrospectively that the 'birthday girl' (Rachel) had some sort of 'cream applied selectively to…
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Remove the tourists from photos

Sometimes I find an amazing location, but there are people in the way of my shot. If I want to take a picture of mine with the background landmark and people are in my shot which I don't want. As I have more amazing pictures but gets a little less…
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What is the best way to edit out foreground objects?

What is the best method in photoshop to remove the white line in this image? I've tried the spot heal brush and it didn't do that well of a job.
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Program to remove thin strip from inner part of image

At present I have a 2x2 grid of 4 photo images. These 4 images are separated by 30 pixel wide white strips, in the middle, one horizontal, one vertical. I would like to reduce the white separation strips to just 10 pixels wide. Can anyone think of…
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Professional grade alternative to Photoshop

What are some professional-level alternatives to Photoshop (I am specifically interested in solutions available for Windows)? I am not a professional, but I personally find Photoshop is not that flexible (you can do everything, but seldom in the…
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Make Text from Image More Readable

Is there a particular agorithm to maximize visibility of text from image below? I am not very familiar with Adobe products, so are there suggested filters I could utilize? Thank you!
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