Help with lazy eye?

[amethyst_jean]

Here is a picture of me with my grandparents. I have a lazy eye and it often shows up in photos, unless the photographer gets me right after I blink, then they adjust for a quick second. I can also hide it if my head is turned and I am looking sideways, but I can't do that in this kind of picture. Any suggestions? It is an awful picture overall, frizzy hair from the rain, no composition or cropping, but right now I am just interested in dealing with those eyes! Sorry for the cross post, but I thought it belonged in "people" because it's well...people but it is also just a snapshot.

[gaopa2]

Jean, our middle daughter, now in her early 40's, has a lazy eye that sometimes shows in a photo. I just try to get her head positioned so that it does not show. Hers is worst when she is very tired.

You are a very pretty young lady and those who know and love you are likely not even aware now of the eye. Just don't let it slow you down... All the best, Bill P.

[patterfr]

My son also had surgery and has a little bit of this especially when tired. (gives me a reason to send him to bed)

So in photoshop,(not sure about gimp) as you will learn, you could easily "clone" the iris/pupil of your right eye and photoshop it onto your left eye. for pictures that you like and want to change that is easy enough.

Or you could shut your eyes and then open them right before the picture is taken and see how it works. (try some self portraits)

Or you could just leave it the way it is, since it is you. {And a very pretty you at that.}

Feel free to post some images and you'll get some better advice from others as well as what some photoshopping can be done.

As for the pic of you and your grandparents, I bet if you cropped out some from the top and both sides you could get rid of some dead space and you'd like it better.

[Athena]

Excellent advice from Fran. And I agree with the others that you are a very pretty lady.

[Rain Lily]

Since this is a special picture for you, of you with your beautiful grandparents, would you like me to work on it for you? I think I remember that you don't have an editing program, is that right?

If you do want me to work on it, pm me and I'll send you my email.
Sis

[amethyst_jean]

Thank you all, and yes it is worse for me when I'm tired too.

Sis, I just d/l'd GIMP and will try to edit it once I can figure things out (their tutorial skind of suck!) but you are very welcome to play with it. I would love to see what you can do!

[angelpaaul]

Jean, I too have a lazy eye, more noticeable when I'm tired and looking to the right. Looking slightly to the left raising my chin a tad so I'm looking down works for me too. Don't raise your chin too much, it can make you look aloof. Other than that, try a bit of cloning as suggested above.

Having said that, over the years I've learnt to ignore it, I still don't like it but I've learnt to ignore it. There are more important things to worry about than a slight turn in your eye. The picture, let's face it, is priceless. My grandparents are no longer here and I've very few photos to remind me of them. Snapshot or not, treasure it. (I also agree with the comments above - your friends won't see and you are a pretty lady)

Regards - Paul

[transcape5]

Originally Posted by angelpaaul

Having said that, over the years I've learnt to ignore it, I still don't like it but I've learnt to ignore it. There are more important things to worry about than a slight turn in your eye. The picture, let's face it, is priceless. My grandparents are no longer here and I've very few photos to remind me of them. Snapshot or not, treasure it. (I also agree with the comments above - your friends won't see and you are a pretty lady)

Regards - Paul

Love your comments, Paul.

I also agree - you look great in that pinstripe suit, Jean.

[amethyst_jean]

Thank you Tom and Paul

It is indeed a precious photo regardless of how I look. It was taken at my grandparent's 60th anniversary in October. My grandfather passed away on Easter. But he got to celebrate that anniversary, his 93rd birthday and one last Christmas before he passed. I am grateful for the time we spent together in those last months for sure.

[amethyst_jean]

Well here is my attempt at image editing (second ever...still don't get the whole layer thing, so I just work with one)

I cropped it to make the background consistent and to make the way my grandfather is holding my arm seem less awkward.

I used clone, colour picker, airbrush to fix the eye and add pupils...somehow I have none, how is that possible. I went back after and tried to add the reflection in the eye, cloing my grandmother's and then applying it with somewhere around 60% opacity and a fuzzy circle outline (can you clone aside from the preset shapes?)

I also used the colour picker to grab my skin colour and fix the fact that my necklace is backwards, and picked a second tone of my skin colour and airbrushed over the painted parts.

I sharpened my hair to get rid of some of the frizziness.

I airbrushed my face to remove some of the redness and acne.

Too bad I didn't look as good as I make it seem lol. No I don't really care that much. It's not a fashion show it's time with my family. I know that is what matters.

Without further ado...

[Rain Lily]

AJ, it looks great!

You did a very nice job on this - congratulations!
Sis

[amethyst_jean]

Thanks Sis! Not bad for my first edit if I do say so myself lol

[angelpaaul]

Nice job of editing, considering it's only your second time. All it takes is patience and practice (and make sure you backup the original).

Is your grandfathers tie tucked into his belt? My father (no longer with us) used to do that. He said it stopped it from dangling in his soup?!?!

Again well done.

Regards - Paul