Fixing it Friday

Since I'm pretty gung-ho about learning and practicing with photoshop these days, I've been looking forward to I Heart Faces' Fix-it Fridays. But as of 9:30 am, their photo to fix still isn't up. Luckily, Ashley with Ramblings and Photos found another link-up dealing with fixing photos! I seriously love the collection of photo challenges Ashley has on her blog, thank you!

So here's my version of Trendy Treehouse's photo. 

The original: 

Cute picture and I LOVE the water!

My first edit:

I wish I knew what I did to this photo, but I just play with it until it looks right to me. I lightened up the whole thing and then boosted and sharpened the image. That's pretty much it.

My second, "fun" edit:

I'm taking Kim Klassen's e-course for PSE and I'm LOVING it so far. This is basically what we learned to do yesterday. I gave my original edit a "slight light" layer and then a "screen" layer. Then I added a navy blue solid adjustment layer and ran "exclusion." Then I changed the opacity to make the water less yellow and more blue. I really like the retro look this picture has now!

 

 

Which is your favorite?