January 04, 2012

Edit Me- Week 1

This is my first post of the Edit Me Challenge. Perfect because I really wanted to work on my editing skills this year. Being a part of the Good to WOW challenge showed me how helpful the blog challenges can be! I look at my photos from a year ago and can see quite a bit of difference- but most importantly, learning to shoot in complete manual mode was the real turning point- even in manual white balance using the Kelvin settings! Love it. My goal this year is to take my photography even further by learning more and editing without over doing it and continue to build my portfolio to eventually open a business.
Here's my edit:

  • Opened in CS5, cropped, ran "It's All About the Bling" from Pure Actions
  • Then, ran "Mini Fusion" by MCP, bumped up the contrast in the action
  • Used the cloning tool for the glare on his cute little face
  • Opened in Lightroom to burn the edges and a little saturation on face
Edit Me


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

The burn on the edges looks great for this photo! I love the subtle pop of blue in his eyes.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I love it. You did such a great job on my photo. Thank you!

Robin said...

great edit! Love the brightness and how the crop brought the cute boy front and center. :)

Desirae R said...

Great edit. I really like how your cropped it.

kdseymour said...

love the edit, nice work! this is my first time with edit me too and so interesting to see how we all did something different.

Edit Me said...

I love the crop and contrast of your edit! Mini fusion is one of my favorite actions :)