FIX-IT-FRIDAY - NO.49 - "Violet and Doll"

Original

Things to notice; need a touch of sharpening a it's a little bit 'flat' so just needs to be made more vibrant :D

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Edit One

Lightroom  first (I am using the Beta trial)

• Use the curve (make an elongated S) to increase contrast
• Increase contrast slider just a touch
• punch & adjust to taste
• sharpen for portrait and adjust to taste
• luminance noise reduction just a little.

Love this already. It really doesn't need anything more, but I like to play!!

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Edit Two

Gimp now :D

• Duplicate the background
• use high pass sharpen script and reduce opacity of mask considerably (down to about 15) ~ apply layer and merge down
• Duplicate that layer and select around eyes ~ create layer mask and dodge ~ adjust opacity to about 30%
• add a light-beige, soft light,  tint layer ~ adjust opacity to taste.
• overlay light rose-pink,  tint layer ~ adjust to taste.
• crop to 5x7

Totally ADORE the colours of this now!

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Edit Three 

And just because I love to try a black and white!

I took Edit one into PSE7 and used some of the new PW actions.

• Duplicate background layer. and make original invisible
• PW Sepia tone (no adjustments)
• merge down
• PW Beauty ~ changed the bump to 49%
• merged visible layers.
• PW Lovely and ethereal
• used 'darken things' layer to bring back her face, the dolls face, and patches on her arms & legs that seemed over bright (soft white brush at 88%)
• Set lovely layer to 43%
• Merged Visible
• Compared to original & Liked :D
• Saved!

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Edit Four

Just for fun I took this into Picnik ~ cropped to a 5x7 and added an Easter Frame :D

I hope you like my edits. I have family arriving really soon, so I can't do any more today :(

For more lovely fixes hop on over to iheartfaces' Fix-it-Friday.