Friday, November 19, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

Yay For Friday!!
It's that time again where i heart faces provides us with a picture to edit.

SOOC
 Fix 1:
I opened up the image in Adobe Camera Raw and had some fun with the sliders! This is what I ended up with! I knew I wanted to lighten and brighten the photo and I love it!
 Fix 2:
I took Fix 1 and ran PW Heartland action and tweaked it a bit. If I had left it on the default settings it would have looked really washed out. I like this much better!
 Fix 3:
I took Fix 1 and cropped it for a more personally feel. I also wanted to soften the colors so, I ran PW soft & faded action. I think that did the trick!

To take a look at some more fixes click the link below:



Friday, November 5, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

It's Friday!!
I did NOT take this photo. I was given permission to edit it only.

SOOC

Fix 1
Cropped, ran PW Boost action & reduce the zing opacity to 46%, ran PW warmer action & reduced opacity to 38%, flatten, and then I added some bokah texture and erased it from the girls face, flattened and saved.

Fix 2
Took Fix 1 and ran PW Heartland and reduced the opacity on the range compression to 75%. I really liked how it brought back a little more pop in the contrast. Flattened & saved.

Fix3
Took Fix 1 and had some fun!!

If you'd like to look at all the edits and maybe add your own, click over to i heart faces!


Friday, October 22, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

Today's photo was taken by Angie Arthur. It is a wonderful photo it just needs a little bit of warmth added to it.

Here is her SOOC photo:

For my first fix, I added some warmth and then softened it a little bit.

My second fix I wanted some more edge to it so, I increased the contrast. I also bumped up the colors a bit too!

 For my final fix, I kept the contrast and color of the second fix and just softened it up a bit. I added a border and a saying for my final touches!

This was a really fun picture to edit! If you'd like to have some editing fun click over to i heart faces and download the photo!

I hope you enjoyed my fixes :)



Friday, October 15, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

It's Friday again!!! I love Fix-It Fridays and this one is no different. The photo is adorable! I really love kiddos in pumpkin patches :)

***I did NOT take this photo. I was given permission to take the photo and edit it as I wish.***

SOOC:


FIX 1:
I opened the image up in photoshop and cropped it. I then brightened it up a bit using a levels layer. Flatten. I then ran CoffeeShop's Baby Powder action and smoothed the little girls skin, lighten her skin a bit, defined her eyes and brightened them. Flatten.


FIX 2:
I took FIX 1 and ran CoffeeShop Johnna's Tea Party and turned on the top one with contrast boost and set the opacity at 48%. Flatten.


FIX 3:
I took FIX 1 and ran a spoon full of sugar action under dreaming in black and white (I don't remember who I got it from). I left everything as is except for gradient map 1 (87%). Flatten.


FIX 4:
I took FIX 1 and add a texture, put the texture in Overlay at 100%. I then add a layer mask to the texture to erase away the texture on the little girl. Flatten. I then added some text and flattened again.


I had so much fun editing this photo! I hope you like what I did!


Friday, October 1, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

Yay it's Friday!! Time for another Fix-It Friday!!

The picture we were given to fix is of the cutest little girl.
Remember, I did NOT take this picture. I am only allowed to edit it.

SOOC

1st fix
I opened it up in RAW, cropped it and fixed it just a little bit.
I then opened it up in photoshop and ran the Orton Effect action (CoffeShop).
I made a few personal tweaks and flattened.
I then ran an eye love action (don't remember where it came from) to brighten and make the eyes shine.
Flatten and save!

2nd fix
I took the cropped picture I edited in RAW and ran a Golden Vintage action (CoffeeShop).
I made a few personal adjustments and flattened.
I again ran the eye love action (as above) to brighten and make the eyes shine.
Flatten and save!
I love how it warms up the picture :)

3rd fix
I took the cropped picture I edited in RAW and ran Soft Autumn Glow action (CoffeeShop).
I made a few adjustments and then flattened.
I again ran the eye love action...I wish I could remember where I got it!
Flatten and save!

4th fix
I went and cropped the picture a little bit tighter for a portrait feel.
I ran Creamy Chocolate B&W action (CoffeeShop).
I pretty much left it alone except for brushing away the creaminess from the little girls' eyes.
I flattened and then ran the eye love action.
Flatten and save!
I think this one is my favorite!!!!
If you'd like to join in the editing fun, click over to i heart faces!


Friday, September 17, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

I did NOT take this picture!!
We are given permission to play around with this photo by the photographer, Angie Arthur.

SOOC

This picture is very nice, but I wanted to bump up the colors a little.
Fix 1

I love b&w so, I had to see what it was like.....
I LOVE IT IN B&W!!!!
Fix 2

My next fix is just for fun :)
Fix 3

I hope you liked at least one :)
Why don't you try having some fun?
Click over to i heart faces!


Friday, September 3, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

For Fix-It Friday we are given permission to use the picture and have fun with it :) I love this picture! I don't have too many pictures of my husband and me because I'm always behind the camera :( I guess I'm going to have to get out in front of it a little more often!

Here is the SOOC shot:
For my 1st fix I cropped it and ran 1970's Summer action (I forgot where I got the action from):
For my 2nd fix I ran CoffeeShop Soft Autumn Glow action:
For my 3rd fix I ran CoffeeShop Creamy Chocolate B&W action:

I had so much fun with this picture!
To join in the fun click over to i heart faces!

Monday, August 23, 2010

i heart faces {Beach Fun}

I love summer!! I can't wait for the warm weather to arrive every year so I can take my kiddos to the beach (or in this case the lake). It's so much fun to watch kids be kids. They get down and dirty and have the best time!

The picture I chose to enter into this weeks challenge, was a picture of my daughter Madison. It was her first time at the beach / lake. She had the best time and didn't want to get out of the water at all, except to eat of course! This picture is of her playing in the sand after having lunch. I just love her wind blown, sand filled hair. It puts a big smile on my face every time I look at it :)


There are plenty more beach fun photos over at i heart faces or you can join in the fun and enter!!!


Friday, August 13, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

I haven't participated in a while, but this little boy with his amazing blue eyes was one I couldn't pass up!

This photo was taken by Angie.

SOOC
Fix 1--I cropped it for more of a portrait feel. I also brightened it up and increased vibrance and saturation. Then I ran PW lovely & ethereal.
Fix 2--I took the picture above (minus the action) and I ran PW fresh & colorful. I think I really like this one!
Fix 3--I wanted to try and add some sunshine into the picture so I took fix 1 (minus the action) and ran CoffeeShop Johnna's Memories of Sunshine.
Fix 4--I wanted to add a little bit of texture. It's been a while since I've played with my textures :)
Fix 5--Last but not least I wanted to do a B&W so, I ran PW b&w.

I hope you enjoyed looking at all my fixes. I had so much fun with this little boys picture.....thanks Angie!!!! If you'd like to look at more fixes or join in on the fun click on the link to i heart faces!


Friday, July 23, 2010

i heart faces {Fix-It Friday}

Today we were given a picture of Angie's daughter to edit. This is such a sweet picture of two best friends! I had somewhat of a hard time deciding what I wanted to do with it, but I think I got it....or at least I hope it did :)

The Original
My first fix--I brought out some of the colors and decided to crop it just a little bit.
My second fix--I wanted it to be a little bit softer so I ran the lovely & ethereal action (I believe it's from i heart faces).
My third fix--I opened up fix #2 in Picnik and found a nice matte to make the picture feel a little bit more soft and airy.
My fourth fix--Again I opened up fix #2 in Picnik and found a really neat edit. I think it was called soft focus. I was just having some fun :)
I really enjoy Fix-It Fridays and look forward to them every week! I also really enjoy Picnik now (this was my first time using it)!

Stop by i heart faces to look at other fixes or to submit a fix of your own!