[illLusion]

Today I will be teaching you how to turn any photo on the web (Even low quality) into what I call EQ, or, Extreme Quality.

Step one: Find an image
I picked this one.
Spoiler (Click to View)[img=720x450]http://www.portwallpaper.com/imgwal/rain-drop-on-a-leaf.jpg[/img]

Step two: Load your image into photoshop

Step three: Reduce noise
Select the main layer, go to filter> noise> reduce noise
Settings: Spoiler (Click to View)[img]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4224/unledfr.jpg[/img]

Step four: Duplicate the image 3 times
Spoiler (Click to View)[img]http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9479/threezy.jpg[/img]

Step five: Make the top layer black and white
Go to image> adjustments> black and white
Settings:
-Soft light
-Set this layers opacity to 50%

Step six: Gaussian Blur
Select the next layer and go to Filter> Gaussian blur
Settings:
-Radius to 3 pixels
-Soft light
-Set this layers opacity to 50%

Good job so far, if you are following this tutorial your work should look like mine.
Spoiler (Click to View)[img]http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3266/unledy.jpg[/img]

Step 7: High Pass
Select the last extra layer and go to Filter> High Pass
Settings:
-Radius to 10
-Soft light
-Set this layers opacity to 50%

(optional) Step 8: HDR Toning
Go to Image> Adjustments> HDR Toning
Select yes to flatten image
Then change method to, Exposure and Gamma.

Step 8 or 9: Saving
Now that we have done all this work, we need to export it with max quality. To do this go to File> Save as web and device
Settings to change:
-PNG 24
-Percent 100
-Quality: Bicupic Smoother
Then click save and enjoy your [EQ] Extreme Quality picture!

End result!:
Spoiler (Click to View)[img]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3871/tutvk.png[/img]

This tutorial was made by -Nightmare-.
Do not leak my tutorial, and this tutorial/thread took me a good hour or two so please leave a reply!
Enjoy everybody!

Credits to 'Decept ♥' for making the a tutorial on Step 3.

[illLusion]

In my opinion the picture is extremely sharp, great shadow depth, and etc.

[moonwalk]

That was really great....!!!
I enjoyed it and made many images of EQ..
Thanx a lot....!!

[illLusion]

Wow this works extremely well! Do you mind if I share this with my class at BOCES?

Before:

After:

Sorry for not being about to post the images right now. I'm at BOCES and they block Photobucket..

No problem with me, try to credit me any way you'd like. :)

[illLusion]

I posted your HF name and the site name. This tutorial is amazing! my teacher even said so 👍

Sweet, what a cool thing to do haha.

[illLusion]

I tried this out :D

Before:

After:

Happy people are trying out EQ, glad everybody can understand it! The second picture slightly better! EQ all the way ;).

[illLusion]

May be i'm Fail Follow the step :(
1. i use photoshop CS2 cause only have that :p
2. i make black & white with Hue/Saturation
3. I'm fail in step 8. cant find that menu on Photoshop CS2

heres the result of mine

[IMG]http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1760/uploadmi.jpg[/IMG]

🤝

I reused that photo, used this method, and this was the result. (Photoshop CS5)
[img]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1760/uploadmi.jpg[/img]

[illLusion]

lol
u change the setting of noise reduction tools right 😝
can you give me the setting of yours mate. i want try too.
thank you 🎉

They are in the tutorial...

[img]http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4224/unledfr.jpg[/img]

[Eclipse]

Thank you for this tutorial. I'll be using this alot more on my photos.

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Or you use actions from gorfy or what ever for HDR.

[Lonny Breaux]

Thanks for this!
Very nice tut. Gonna test it out soon.(:

[VArTEx]

Alpha geek nice example :) Better example then author of this topic :)

[kieranlavelle]

thanks man this look's quite nice I may have to try it

[Jakebobjo]

Nice tutorial, some photos don't change much but the ones that do look pretty good(:

[hackeye]

👍 +1