Fix It Friday - Parker

Ok folks, it’s been a while since I have participated, mainly because of all the flooding we had in Nashville.  But today I am dry, fully caffeinated on coffee and ready to play!  Meet Parker, the son of Christina over at 3 Sweet P’s.  Here are the concerns Mom had with this picture:

"This is a photo of my 2 year-old Parker. I am bothered by the harsh shadow on his face and the washed out colors of the photo. His eyes are a beautiful blue and you just can't see that. I would love to see what you guys can come up with!"

OK, here is the photo SOOC (straight out of camera).

I imported the photo into Lightroom and did the following:

*Adjusted white balance.

* Adjusted exposure.

*Pumped up the following sliders: blacks, clarity, and vibrancy.

* Used the adjustment brush to bring out the blues in his eyes.

Then I sent the photo to Photoshop CS5 for some further editing.

In photoshop I used the healing tool to take care of Parker’s blemishes and the dark areas under his eyes.  I then ran the following:

* Jessica Sprague tutorial on eye pop.

* Nichole V Skin Smooth

* Nichole V Essential Color Pop Outdoors

 

I then proceeded to use an overlay from Patti Brown’s Overlays called “A Touch Of Sunlight”.

 

Then it was just time to play with some scrapbooking letters!

All in all, I enjoyed this activity a lot more than pumping muddy water from my basement!  Once again, Thank You to all the I ♥ Faces contributors who sent thoughts, prayers and well wishes during our flooding woes here in Nashville! 

♥ you guys!!!!!

Make sure you head over to I ♥ Faces and check out the other edits in this weeks Fix It Friday!

And I almost forgot this one!  A friend of mine in Nashville got creative this last week and created a couple of Lightroom Presets.  The on I’ve used above is called “photo umph”.  I applied the preset after I had done my photoshop editing.  My thoughts on presets and actions is this, “It’s a jumping off point for me to start from”.  So after I applied the preset, I decreased the saturation and exposure just a little.  Honestly, I ♥ it!  If you get a chance, head over to Wendy C Photography and check out some of her work.  She’s a really a great friend and a phenomenal wedding photographer!

Enjoy life, snap some shots, and have fun…
That’s what I’m gonna do!