Image sharpen help please

[R182S]

Hello, I'm asking a favour from anyone who is good with Photoshop/picture software.

Basically my knowledge of picture editing is none existent. I've got a picture that I need tidying up so that I can have it framed for a present. It's a bit pixelated and of general poor quality.

If anyone is willing to lend a hand, I don't have anything to offer, however it means a lot and I would be forever grateful.

Please please if you can help make yourself known through comment or message and I'll send it across.

Thanks!

[Simpo Two]

Stick it up here and we'll tell you if it's saveable or a basket case. But as far as I know the only way to cover pixellation is to add blur.

[R182S]

Thanks Simpo, here it is.

[TheRainMaker]

Do you have a bigger copy?

[Simpo Two]

If that's it you can certainly bring up the midtones/shadows and it will take a little bit of sharpening without looking fake.

[R182S]

TheRainMaker said:

Do you have a bigger copy?

I've only got an ipad, and not really sure how I can make it bigger I'm sorry but it is full screen on the ipad in same quality as above. I can email it if that will help?
Thanks

[Pickled]

Its a really low-res image to start with, ideally if you can get a higher quality version it gives more info to play with.

This is the best PS blur removal can do in my hands

[Simpo Two]

R182S said:

I've only got an ipad, and not really sure how I can make it bigger I'm sorry but it is full screen on the ipad in same quality as above. I can email it if that will help? Thanks

He means the JPG file. The image you posted is 720 x 450 pixels; the question is whether that's the actual size of the image or whether it's got reduced somewhere and there's a bigger version lurking. Where is the original image? - it looks like a video screen grab.

[Turn7]

Looks like a phone vid grab to me.

Doubtfull a decent image is available given the source.

[R182S]

That's the exact problem, it is a creep grab! I've had a go with a free app just to try and make it more appealing to the eye.. I'm not great at this am I...

[viscountdallara]

Just tell them that you used a Brownie !!

[LastLight]

Here's a quick go in Topaz Adjust - obviously, as a screen grab of a screen grab it's limited! But seemed to get rid of some of the halo effect and lighten it a bit. The colours are tricky without doing selective changes what with the over-red skin tones and very green overall colour, but I tried to make the skin a bit more natural without losing too much of the yellow or warmth?

w2 by DG Hawkes, on Flickr