Simple Editing Tasks

Removing "red-eye" is a very small task, but makes a huge difference to the quality of a photograph. Another simple task is to remove a background which distracts the eye from the subject of the image.
Red-eye removed
Original photograph with red-eye

Example 1

"Red-eye", caused by the camera's flash reflecting off the retina of the eye, gives a strange effect to a photograph (some might say "demonic", especially when the subject is wielding a hatchet...)

This effect is very easily fixed. The hatchet-wielding is a different matter altogether.
"Green-eye" removed
Original photo of cat with green-eye

Example 2

Animals suffer from red-eye too. Or, in this case, "green-eye". Again, easily fixed.
Portrait with background blurred
Original photograph on train

Example 3

Studio portraits can look un-naturally posed, failing to capture the essence of the subject's personality. A simple snapshot can be converted into a portrait-like image with a little simple editing. In this example, the little girl was photographed in a very natural pose on board a train. By blurring the background and cropping the picture to frame her face, an effective portrait shot was created which is full of life.
Photograph with background edited out
Original photograph with crowded background

Example 4

This photograph was to be included in a collage frame. As the picture was to be quite small, the couple was isolated by editing out the crowd of people in the background. The image was then sharpened a little, and cropped.

To see how this image was used for the collage, click here.