I Heart Faces - Fix it Friday

This makes me long for spring!

So I couldn't help but go with a little bit of a "Springy" Fix it . . .

Before shot . . .


And this is after . . .

I rotated CCW 8% and cropped closer in.

Used Coffeeshop's Perfect Portrait action to smooth skin tones just a bit and brighten the eyes a little.

Then I applied a new adjustment layer for levels and brought the levels up a bit to brighten her face. I unmasked the areas I didn't want overly bright.

Found a cute springy daisy and applied it as a texture and erased from the main subject.

Yep! Makes me feel like Spring!

Kristin ~picasa~ ~photobucket~~flickr~
Sony a300
just using kit lenses right now: DT18-70mm/f3.5-5.6, DT55-200mm/f4-5.6 & loving it!
(But really want a 50mm/f1.7 !! - ha! Got it!)
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{I Heart Faces} Hands - On Challenge

This hand is just precious

it's struggled so much this last week

but it's strong, strong hand, strong strong strong . . .

Kristin ~picasa~ ~photobucket~~flickr~
Sony a300
just using kit lenses right now: DT18-70mm/f3.5-5.6, DT55-200mm/f4-5.6 & loving it!
(But really want a 50mm/f1.7 !! - ha! Got it!)
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All kinds of precious hands this week at I Heart Faces

I Heart Faces - I wanna dance . . .

Nothing as sweet as father and daughter - their last dance . . .

This is one of my favorite photos ever.

This is a group effort - my sweet daughter in law Cami took the photo on my daughters wedding day. The most touching moment of the day . . . the daddy dance . . .

I just applied a few Pioneer Woman actions to get the look I like best . . .

More amazing pictures available if you stop by.

Kristin ~picasa~ ~photobucket~~flickr~
Sony a300
just using kit lenses right now: DT18-70mm/f3.5-5.6, DT55-200mm/f4-5.6 & loving it!
(But really want a 50mm/f1.7 !! - ha! Got it!)
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Fix it Friday - I Heart Faces

(before)

(after)

I used Photoshop CS2
First I adjusted the levels just slightly. Did a color balance adjustment to warm the tones just a bit. I ran the free Coffeeshop Action - perfect portrait and used it to brighten colors, pop the eyes, and do a little dodging on in the right side shadows. But I like a little bit of shadow on the face, so didn't dodge too much.

Next I did a curve adjustment, with a greater curve on the top half and only a minor adjustment on the bottom curve.

Placed it on top of a free texture, also from Coffeeshop, took down the opacity and used Overlay mode.

Next I just cropped in closer.

Kristin ~picasa~ ~photobucket~~flickr~
Sony a300
just using kit lenses right now: DT18-70mm/f3.5-5.6, DT55-200mm/f4-5.6 & loving it!
(But really want a 50mm/f1.7 !! - ha! Got it!)
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Stop by for lots of fix it Friday tips!

DPS Assignment - Fruits & Vegetables

Sony dslr - a300
Exposure 1/80
Aperture f5.6
Length 50mm
ISO 800

Kristin ~picasa~ ~photobucket~~flickr~
Sony a300
just using kit lenses right now: DT18-70mm/f3.5-5.6, DT55-200mm/f4-5.6 & loving it!
(But really want a 50mm/f1.7 !! - ha! Got it!)
Home Blog, Photo Blog

This Kiss . . . This Kiss . . .

Oooouu Laa Laa!

It's the way you love me
It's a feeling like this--
It's centrifical motion
It's perpetual bliss.
It's that pivotal moment
It's Subliminal
This Kiss, This Kiss
(It's Criminal)
This Kiss, This Kiss

My first experiment with Textures

Just getting started with texture, it was my goal for January to at least become familiar with the skill and using it to enhance my photographs.

Remembering . . .

It's been a year . . .

and we're remembering . . .