and then she snapped: touch up tuesday

touch up tuesday

 before:


after:


I opened the file in PSE8 and removed the color cast by clicking on a black spot with my eyedropper tool.   Then I created a levels adjustment layer and brought both sliders in towards the middle a bit (the right one more so).  Then I used the dodge tool (range-highlights at 20% exposure) to brighten her eyes, and the sharpen tool at 33% just on her eyelashes.  I created a duplicate layer and set it to soft light and reduced opacity of that layer to 50%.  Then I cropped it and that's it.  Took about 5 mins.  What do you think?

Touch Up Tuesday's at the Paper MamaSweet Shot Day

19 comments:

  1. Wonderful touch up! I'm in love with her freckles!

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  2. I think it’s a great edit and such an adorable little face!

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  3. I love the shot. One question: is it possible to change the color cast of the girl and keep the rich blues of the sky? (I'm a total PS novice, so I couldn't tell you how.) Still, it is a huge improvement! Well done!

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  4. i have no idea what you're talking about but i think it looks great! :)

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  5. What a beautiful photo! You make it sound so easy. I wish I could take photos and edit them like that. I have two very handsome little guys at home that just never smile for the camera when I take them to the portrait studio. It would be nice to do be able to do things like this at home.

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  6. Love the pink cheeks; really conveys the crisp fall air! Great edit.

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  7. Also, I see I missed a ton of cute pics to comment on; that will be remedied soon.

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  8. Beautiful edit! Such a great shot and I love how you cropped it. Such a sweet little model!

    Erika B

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  9. She is adorable - great edit!

    Blessings,
    Jill
    www.fnaphotography.blogspot.com

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  10. Masterful job...you really made this image so much more about that moment...great capture!

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  11. Nice edit & her freckles are to die for!!! :D

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  12. Beautiful transformation! it changes the whole look...you're really getting good at this!

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  13. thank you all for the comments. totally makes my day! and rachelshoots, you CAN selectively edit a part of the photo, using a layer mask. photoshop elements doesn't have layer masks built in, but you can download a free action from the coffeeshop which creates one for you. and in this particular photo, that's actually not the sky behind her, it's a white tent. weird, huh? Oh, and also, I should make it clear I can't take credit for her...she doesn't belong to me. : )

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  14. Absolutely loved the colours in the thumbnail at Darcy's and had to come check it out. What a sweetie, you've really captured her... and the colours... to die for.
    Dana

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