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Photography has recently become a hobby, as has the editing that can add so much to a picture. Mark was kind enough to buy me a DSLR camera for my birthday this year, so I've been having a blast playing! There are occasional contests that I participate in just for fun, and I need some place to post my entries, so here they are. Hope you guys get a kick out of watching me learn!

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Friday, September 17, 2010

I Heart Faces - Fix-It Friday, September 17, 2010

It's Fix-It Friday over at I Heart Faces, where we are given a photo to practice editing.  Here is my attempt at improving it.

The original:

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After my edits:

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I did my edits in PS Elements 8, and these were the steps I took (a super quick, easy one!):

1. Cropped it just a little.
2. Ran Coffee Shop's Urban Grit action, and applied to the entire picture with a 100% opacity. I then brushed over the skin (using a black brush on the layer mask) at 50% opacity to dilute the effect a little
3. Ran Johnna Riddell's 1970's Summer at 50% opacity.
That's it!!

The freebie actions I used are from Rita at the Coffeeshop (Urban Grit), and Johnna Riddell (1970's Summer). Both offer tons of cool actions for free, which I am eternally grateful for!! If you haven't already, check out their websites:

Coffee Shop: http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/
Johnna Riddel: http://johnnariddellphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/once-upon-time-free-vintage-actions.html

To check out the other edits, visit www.iheartfaces.com.



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2 comments:

  1. MackenzieSeptember 17, 2010 at 7:17 PM

    Such a cool edit! Love it! I also really like the title of your blog, makes me think of a baseball game! Your kiddies are too cute too!!

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  2. JessicaSeptember 17, 2010 at 9:30 PM

    Gorgeous vintage retro look! Love it!

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