I love fix-it fridays because editing is one of my favorite parts of of photography.
And since I started Phaunt U last week, I’ve learned a few things I didn’t know before about Photoshop. Fix-it Fridays gives me yet another photo to try out what I’ve learned.
Original:
My workflow:
1. Duplicate image
2. Curves adjustment and color balance to correct skin tones.
3. Ran Secret’s basic colr
4. Patch tool to get rid of bruises, paint, and under eye circles
5. Bumped up the saturation
6. High pass over eyes and lips at 50%
7. Added Kaleidoscope’s flare texture hard light layer at 50%
8. Added a flare brush.
9. Noiseware to smooth skin
10. Sharpened for web
My edit:
If the weather holds out I’m taking the kids to attempt our Christmas card pics. Considering it snowed yesterday, that may or may not happen. I’ve also got a senior and a family to shoot this weekend. And let’s not forget Halloween! Think good weather thoughts!!!
Happy Halloween!!!!
I LOVE your sunflare! What a great idea!!!!!!! I love how her eyes match the green in her dress !
Very pretty! Love the sunflare!!
Love the sunflare! Why didn’t I think of that?
I love the sunflare, it’s perfect for this photo! Great job, this is my favorite edit of this photo
Beautiful edit
I love how her eyes match too. That was one of the first things I noticed, yet somehow they seemed to end up blue in my edits without be deliberately changing them! Not sure why -any ideas?! I adore that sun-flare you added. I must learn to do that 
Sometimes I think it looks fake and you can tell it’s been added, but yours looks really natural.
Ohhhhh…I love that sunflare addition! I’ll have to check that out sometime.
Beautiful edit and I love her eyes!
OK. I admit it. I’m jealous of your edit. Really nice job and the flare works well. It sure is fun to see what everyone does with this. It was a great picture from the beginning.
Excellent edit. Do you like noiseware? Do you use it a lot?