Fix-it Friday #77

Click above to see more edits...after you check mine out, of course!

I absolutely adore this weeks photo. I loved the angle and the perfect crop it already has, so I didn't see any need to adjust it any more. 

Before:

Edit #1

I used PW's Boost and added some green hues into the photo. I also lightened it up a bit and then erased part of it over her face so her cheek wouldn't get too blown out.

Edit #2

I kept the edits from the photo above and then ran PW's "seventies" action. At first I thought I liked this one the best, because it gave her almost an angelic and soft glow, but today I'm drawn to the first edit.

Which do you like best? 

Fix-it Friday #76

I'm really beginning to love fix-it Fridays! 

Here's the original: 

This is fine on its own, but I think it's a little to "hot" and overly saturated. 

 My edit: 

I changed some color levels and desaturated the whole image.

 Another edit: 

I think I like this one the best.

 

Fix-it Friday #75

This was a fun picture, but also extremely hard for me, because I'm still so new at this and there was a lot I wanted to do, but couldn't. A few things that drove me crazy: it looks like the little boy is missing his right hand, his eyes are closed, and he's not really in focus. 

I'm almost positive there's a way to add a hand (I tried cloning his other hand, but I have no idea if there's a way to rotate the cloned part). And I still have no idea how to add on layers, so adding eyes are kind of out of the question. 

I did a few edits, but I don't know if I'm happy with any of them. 


Here's the original:

Edit 1:

The original photo needed to come to life a little bit more. I ran PW's boost action and then lowered it and added in some warmer red and green tones to make it look a little more like fall.

Edit 2: 

My husband suggested a landscape crop and I really like it this way. I don't remember what actions and levels I played with, but my goal was to make it look a little more whimsical and soft.

Edit 3:  

This is the one I'm not so sure about. I had an idea in my mind, but I just couldn't get it there. I wanted an extremely soft, almost dreamlike photo. I desaturated it and then added some color back in. I also sharpened it. On my Smugmug screen (and PSE and my computer screen) this photo has a little more warmth to it with a touch of gold and red.

I've been trying to back off from using actions so I can learn how to edit manually, rather than falling back on clicking a sweet action. Are there any books or great tutorials online you recommend to learn more tricks of this trade? 

Fix-it Friday #74

This is an adorable photo! I really need to play with PSE a lot more so I can know what I'm doing. Honestly, right now I only mess around with some Pioneer Woman actions, so I would love to hear about more actions available or some good PSE guides to learn how to do things manually. 

BEFORE

AFTER

Side-by-side

If I have more time later today I may pop back on here and try editing it a few other ways.