Friday, October 30, 2009

Fix-It-Friday Photo

Over at the I Heart Photography blog, every Friday they post a photo that needs to be "fixed". So I decided to try my hand at the following image, which by the way looked pretty good straight out of the camera (SOOC).
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SOOC

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This is my first fix. The image was edited in Photoshop CS3. I started out with a Levels Adjustment followed by a Curves Adjustment, increasing the highlights and decreasing the shadows. I done this twice. Next, I used the Spot Healing brush and the Patch tool to get rid of the spots on her legs. Then, I used the Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer to bring out the colors in the tutu. Next, I ran the Eye Doctor Action from MCP Actions specifically enhancing the catchlights, whitening the whites and sharpening the eyes. Slight crop and sharpen.
*forgot to add that I used the patch tool to reduce shadows and bags under eyes.

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I always try convert an image to black and white. I gotta say I liked the Black and White conversion a whole lot more. I started from the above photo and Desaturated the layer. I then did another curves adjustment bringing down the highlights and shadows trying to create more contrast. I have to say that I also learned about curves through MCP Actions blog. In addition to selling Actions, she also offers online classes. Finally, I cropped the photo then I used unsharp mask to sharpen it again and to create a little noise. The End.

Thanks for stopping by,

4 comments:

  1. Beautifully done! Both photos you've successfully executed,nice crop on the second edit, brings a whole new perspective with a close-up crop...

    Aloha from hawaii!! :)

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  2. Love both edits, the color pops so nicely in the first one, and the crop in the second one is beautiful!

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  3. i just really love this little girl in black and white. so beautiful!

    my edits are posted now, too. feel free to come on over and visit anytime :O).

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  4. You did a really great job! I thought the little girl was such a cutie!

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