Fix it Friday

Another Friday, Another Image!
This week the challenge was to edit this photo taken by  Dana Suggs Photography, I love the texture in it, wondering if I can find a local like this around here... lol

Any who, I decided to do two edits today, I've been on a bit of an editing kick lately trying to polish my skills

This is the first one I did, I cropped in a little closer to the subject, adjusted the colors using a Curve layer, and ran "Sugar and Cream" from the BEE-SWEET Action pack by Quick Click Design Actions & Templates for Photographers.

 From there I tweaked the action a bit, added a Vignette using another curves layer, and called it good <3 

For my second image I cropped in a bit closer. Playing around a bit I first added a Black and White layer, and dropped down the opacity, The I added a blue exclusion layer, dropped that to about 13%. At this point the image was a little bland as you can imagine, so I played around with my color balance, adjusted my levels to add a little bit of contrast, and finished it with another Vignette.

This is a little bit different from my typical editing style, I've been trying new things lately, and although they don't always work out, It's always a learning experience.

Until next Friday! 

<3 Taylor Jade

Fix it Friday

It's Friday! This week just flew by! I didn't even realize what day it was until I saw the update for the weekly
 I Heart Faces Fix it Friday.

This is the Straight out of camera shot

and this is my edit

I do all my editing in Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5
I chose to crop in a little closer to the subjects, warm the photo up a bit with a photo filter and a dark blue layer set as "Exclusion". I also felt this image need a little something more, so I added a lens flare. Typically I'm not a big fan of using Photoshop for lens flares, I prefer to capture them myself, but overall I was pretty pleased with the effect it gave this image.

I am loving Fix it Fridays! Let me know what you think!  

Fix it Friday

I recently joined an online photo-community, I Heart Faces, and I am super excited about it!
One of the things the do is a weekly "Fix it Friday" where they post a photo and have everyone take a shot at editing it. Its a fun way to share editing techniques, and see how everyone approaches a photo in a different way.

This is the original photo for this week, what a cute little girl!

This is my final edit, I chose to go for a bit of an aged look to the photo, feeling that it fit with the wardrobe as well as my style. 

For any fellow photographers I definitely would recommend checking out I Heart Faces, you have the opportunity to connect with other photographers and take part in fun activities, who doesn't like that!