Grainy photos are simply unattractive.
Disposable cameras are designed for single use, in the event that a user wants to take pictures, does not have access to a camera and does not want to buy a new one. The user drops the disposable camera at a photo center and the film developers develop the photos. These cameras do not always produce high-quality pictures, with some photos having a grainy appearance. Fortunately, photo editing programs can make changes to the photos, improving their quality.
Instructions
1. Scan the photo using a scanner. You must convert the grainy image into a digital format that can be altered using a graphics program.
2. Identify what you want the focal point of the picture to be. You can crop out the main part and eliminate the rest, reducing the amount of work that you must do. In either Photoshop, GIMP or SAI, drag a selection tool across the area that you want to crop. In GIMP, click the "Menu" drop-down and select "Crop to Selection." In Sai, click the "Canvas" drop-down and click "Crop by Selection." In Photoshop, click "Menu" and then click "Crop."
3. In Photoshop, go to the menu at the top and click on "Layer." Point to "New Adjustment Layer" and then "Levels." Click "Auto." In GIMP, click "Colors," select "Levels" and click "Auto." SAI does not have this feature. This feature will often improve the picture significantly. There are also "Highlight" and "Shadow" sliders that you can play around with to tweak the appearance of the photo until the picture looks the way you want it to look.
4. Decide if you want to remove graininess from the entire image, or just part of the photo. If you want to change only part of it, use a selection tool such as the "Marquee" or "Lasso" tool found on the toolbars of SAI, GIMP and Photoshop, to select the area that you want to change. In GIMP, the "Lasso" tool is called the "Free Select" tool. Skip this step if you want to reduce graininess in the entire image.
5. In Photoshop click on "Filter," go to "Noise" and select "Reduce Noise." Set "Strength" to "8," "Preserve Details" to "20 percent," "Reduce Color Noise" to "82 percent" and "Sharpen Details" to "9 percent." Click "OK." In GIMP, click on the "Filters" tool, point to "Enhance" and click "Despeckle." Click "OK." SAI does not have this feature.
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