Advice please

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Hi all

I was taking some photo's at a friends party and I took this photo and loved the way the three people in it looked but the background was very cluttered with a clothsline and other undiserable background I was wondering if someone could critique my use of Gaussian blur.

[Octane (Humayun)]

It's a bit heavy handed.

You need to mask it so that the edges of your subject are clearly defined.

At the moment, they've got a halo and it is a bit distracting.

While you're at it, increase the brightness of the subjects and slightly darken the environment.

H

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Hi H

Thanks for the tips could you please explain mask for use in Gimp if it's not too much trouble.

[Octane (Humayun)]

I don't use The GIMP, but, here you go!

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/...les/79574.aspx

H

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Thanks H

Much appreciated