This week, the I ♥ Faces photo challenge is "On your feet," but since I prefer to be off my feet, I chose this photo. It is from a beach vacation...my favorite kind!
Original (SOOC)
I love Fix it Friday! (Is it Friday already?!?!)
This little sweetie's eyes tell the story in this pic but I am also a sucker for freckles. I boosted her eyes with MCP's Eye Doctor and then I ran DPM Lab's Color Boost and took down the opacity. Her lips were too pink and her eyes too aqua so I ran PW's Soft Faded and really liked the effect. Can't wait to see others' take on this cutie!
I ♥ Babies! This week at I ♥ Faces it is all about the babies! This little sweet pea was just 7 days old. Ever so sleepy, she had just a hint of a smile on her face.
Check out more sweet peas...
It is funny that this week's challenge is "Hands On" since I have been photographing details lately. This is one of my favorite "hands" photo. Although I am partial since it is my boy's.
Fun with Fix it Friday! I was challenged by this photo. Underexposed and over exposed photos are the hardest to correct, in my opinion.
I started by cropping the photo to make the focus the sweet little girl. I adjusted the levels to fix the underexposure. Then I added lens flair above the house in the back and a 12:00 spotlight above the girl. I added a soft light layer at 50% and sharpened a little. Here is the side by side comparison. My edit is on the left.
Original
I opened the photo in Elements 6 and cropped it in tighter. I ran Coffee Shops Baby Powder Room and enhanced her eyes. I, then, lightened her skin on the left side of her face to compensate for the excessive shadow. I created an adjustment layer, sampling a color from the bottom corner and created a vignette around the perimeter to get rid of the stair railing.
Such beautiful eyes!
For the next edit I only ran DPM's Oh the Drama and then cloned out the stair railing. I love the haunting feel.
This one scares me just a little...
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My first attempt in "I ♥ Faces" and their challenge this week is your best face photo. The photo had to be taken in December '09 or January '10. I have this photo as my wall paper and I love it. It is of my handsome Bubba and I just melt into his eyes every time I look at it.
Dreamy, no?
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