Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A Sweet shot with a little Touch up Tuesday to boot ;)

 

I love this photo but it didn’t show how beautiful and bright blue the sky was that day and Breanne seemed very dark so I wanted to brighten it up and bring out all of the small details of the sky and of her.

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Here's how I did it…

I edited the sky a few times. First I highlighted just the sky and added a details edit then I put it on a high contrast then added a bright sky edit then soften it with a light blue tent adjusted the colors to even everything off in the full edit mode.

Then for my sister Breanne I adjusted the color of her skin in the guided mode then I adjust the levels and tweak it little by little until I liked how it looked .

I then went in to the full mode and added a detail edit, lighten the skin tone, brighten her teeth and her shirt a few times then added a high contrast just on her sunglasses to bring out the shine, soften the color of her lips and added a small browning around the edges of the photo then to finish I sharpened the whole photo until I liked. 

It took me a little while to get it to look like this but I think it turned out great.
I use PSE8 and I am way new to this program so if you have any tips I would love to hear them!

 

Here they are side by side

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What do you think?

 

Go to visit Karli’s blog and check out some other tips.

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Plus go to Darcy’s blog to see other sweet shots!

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13 comments:

  1. I LOVE your edit - you made it so bright, happy and FUN! I've been trying to do this a bit lately, but mine haven't turned out quite so good. The only way I know how to do it involves having to mask around the person, which I usually try for 2 minutes and then give up! LOL! :-) I love your bright blue happy sky. And what a beautiful sis! :-) Happy Tuesday!

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  2. Great edit! I love how bright, colourful and happy it is! Your sister is gorgeous! Oh and I love that sky. So blue! :)

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  3. Oooh - love the bright colors in your edit. Looks great!

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  4. The edit made it POP! Love the shades!

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  5. Your edit is magic! The sky....glasses....angle....LOVE!

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  6. Super edit! The pic is much more intriguing (sp?) with the edit! Love it!

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  7. She is so pretty! What a gorgeous shot... love the bright colors! :)

    ~Jennifer

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  8. You did a great job. I love the way the colors match the vibrance of her smile.

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  9. Thanks everyone I am glad that you guys like the photo. It took a lot of time and work to get it looking like that so I appreciate all the comments.

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  10. Thanks everyone I am glad that you guys like the photo. It took a lot of time and work to get it looking like that so I appreciate all the comments.

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  11. You did a great job. I love the way the colors match the vibrance of her smile.

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  12. Your edit is magic! The sky....glasses....angle....LOVE!

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  13. Great edit! I love how bright, colourful and happy it is! Your sister is gorgeous! Oh and I love that sky. So blue! :)

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