Fridays are just so special in my book. Not only does it signify the end of a long work week. It also sets me up for another time of learning and doing. I enjoy Fix It Fridays just for that reason. Time to try out some new presets, or actions. Time to try some new things. More importantly, time to relax and enjoy what ever it is I’m doing!
And this week, I am trying something new. One of my favorite contributers over at I ♥ Faces is Drew over at Happy Chaos!. She is so good at web design and photo editing, and that has inspired me to look for new ways of doing things. If you notice my header that rotates photos, it was Drew's header that got me moving in that direction. Here recently, she started doing her before and after pics by using a concept called "mouse over". Well, if you look at my before pic today, you only see one photo. If you hover your cursor over the photo, you will then see the after. Go aheas, I'll wait... Well, what do ya think? Pretty cool, huh? I promise Drew, I'm not a stalker!
Any who, back to the edits. This shot comes from Jessie who blogs at The Lucas Zoo. This photo is of her adorable daughter, Violet. You need to check out Jessie’s blog, she’s just a mom who loves her kiddies. Oh yeah, “Happy Belated Birthday” Jessie!
I really think this one is pretty good SOOC, but you know I had to play with it!
Here’s my work flow for this project:
- Import into Light room 2.
- Adjust exposure, black clipping and add a little vibrancy.
Export to Photo shop CS4 and ran the following Nichole V. actions:
- Selective skin softening
- Eye pop
- Color pop
If you have never seen some of these actions, you should give them a try. They are reasonably priced, and take a lot of the guesswork out of editing. Like I mentioned last week, actions are just a stepping stone to jump start my creativity.
After I finished with the Nichole V. actions, I used the following actions from my web saint Rita over at the CoffeeShop:
- Color Block It
And there you go! Jump on over to I ♥ Faces and check out the other entries in this weeks Fix It Friday!
Enjoy life, snap some shots, and have fun…
That’s what I’m gonna do!
3 words of love !:
Thank you for the detailed instructions on your edit! Beautiful job!
Great edit! I love the pop of color and that you maintained the softness of the photo. I too think that Rita should be given sainthood. :) She's awesome!
Great edit. I really enjoy reading your blog, your style of writing is so honest and refreshing. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
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