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This week’s photo was taken by Dana

Original:

 

First I removed the little pathway, added curves for contrast and sharpened the image.

Then I tried a few crops

 

 

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In time for Halloween, this week’s challenge is pumpkin-themed!

The original photo

There is some beautiful backlighting creating a bit of a halo around her hair, but her face is a little dark and the shadows are really blue.  So with Curves in Photoshop and some dodging, I brightened up the foreground a bit.

I then played around with the crop.  We have been learning how to change backgrounds, so I decided to move the pumpkins in a bit closer.

Then just a bit closer crop and the pumpkins moved in a bit.

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Isn’t she just too adorable for words?

My edits

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Little sore after the doctor’s visit so just a short note.  (New cast and I have to exercise my fingers)

Original

As you can see, I did quite a bit.  My son stood in for my left hand

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This week’s photo is of the cutest little boy!  He has a twin.  Just as well the photo is just of one of them, those eyes are mesmerising!  This is the original photo.

I first did a basic edit with some sharpening and a blur to soften noise and smooth his skin.  I also cloned out the blue shirt and blond hair.  I added a screen capture of the layers I used, including a photo filter to warm up his skin tone.  The Hue/Saturation layer just made his red shirt and lips a bit warmer and brighter.

I then added a crop.  The photo is great on its own, I think, but I do like the crop as well.  His eyes are just such a big part of the image, I wanted less distraction.

Playing around with a black and white version, I came up with something I really like.

These are just some experiments with Pioneer Woman’s actions.

Old West	Soft & Faded
Sunshine	Vintage

Amazing what we can do with technology!

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This beautiful young girl is this week’s Fix It Friday challenge.

I played around a little to make the image a little warmer and to get her hair colour to pop a little.

I thought she really had a fairy-like quality to her, so I added some textures

   

and changed her dress to pink, just to see what it would look like!

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This week’s photo is by Angie.  Two gorgeous little girls, aren’t they!

 

These are just two quick fixes.  Lots to do today: a birthday party to go to and the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk this afternoon. 

My basic fix just moved the pole and added some blur.  Pushed the levels and brightness a bit too.  A slightly closer crop was the final bit.

Then I ran Pioneer Woman’s Heartland action at 89%.

I better run.  To see more versions of this image, click the logo above!

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This week’s image is of the sweetest little girl.  Isn’t she adorable?  With such a smile I just want to give her tons of hugs.

First I made the image a bit warmer.  The shadows on her face were a little distracting, so I lightened it a bit (with kids you have to grab the moments where you get them!)

I am a photographer, I HAVE to do a black and white version!

And I tried a little crop with a vignette to darken the edges.  (You will often find there is more than one image to grab in a moment.)

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This week’s image is really gorgeous.  Old train and train tracks just seem to have something so romantic about them!

The original

I duplicated the image, then set it on multiply.  I used a photo filter layer to warm it up and played around with the levels a bit.

I played around with  a few different styles.

Black and white with the greens darkened and the oranges brightened

Pioneer Woman’s Lovely and Ethereal

Pioneer Woman’s Old West

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This week’s image by Susan Keller is a bit of a challenge.  The curve of the road with the trees is great.  There is a lot of potential here, though I would probably have taken the image from lower down, pointing the camera slightly up, so the teenager would look bigger and stronger.   The sun flare is just awesome though, so I couldn’t resist playing around a bit.

First I edited out distractions in the background like the pole and the metal box.  I pushed up the brightness and contrast a lot and moved the levels around a bit.  I also heightened the exposure on the teenager to make him a bit brighter.

Then I experimented with some filters in Photoshop CS4 I haven’t tried before.

Notepaper Filter

 Film grain Filter