FIX-IT-FRIDAY - NO.40 - "Crawling Baby"

ORIGINAL

An awesome image to begin with, perhaps a touch out of focus (lacking sharpness) and a little underexposed.

( This is NOT my picture, only edited for Fix-It-Friday. Original HERE;
© belongs to Julie Rivera ( www.julieriveraphoto.com/ ) 

I fixed in 3 programs, just for those of you who like it when I edit in Gimp!! :)

LIGHTROOM3 (beta) ...which is sadly about to expire :(

EDIT ONE

I fiddled a lot here, so bear with me!

• Temp -15, contrast +9, Clarity +33, Vibrance +25
• used iris enhancement adjustment and adjusted to taste
• Sharpen Portrait preset
• Brightness +26, Tint -10, Exposure +0.60, 
• Red saturation +24, Red luminance -31, 
• Highlight Hue +46, Hightlight Saturation +13
• Tint -20

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EDIT TWO

• Applied Coffeeshop 'Creamy Chocolate' preset + auto tone
• exposure 0.97, contrat +26, shadow tones -65, dark tones +44, clarity +22, Brightness +16

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EDIT THREE

• Virtual copy Edit one and applied Maple Syrup Kiss (Photo Flavors Preset)

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EDIT FOUR

• Virtual copy Edit one and applied Ilford XP2 Super 400 (preset from HERE; )

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GIMP

EDIT ONE

All work is done on duplicate layers and opacity adjusted to taste

• Create Backgound copy and hide original
• applied smart redux sharpening (Overlay Op'y 44.6)
• Edge Mask Sharpen (set to overlay Op'y39.7)
• Dup' layer and select irises ~ create selection layer mask
• dodge shadows lightly in both eyes, apply mask, adjust brightness-contrast of layer (to taste) ~ set opacity to 86.6
• Merge all visible
• Duplicate layer and use curves adjustment ~ set opacity to 88.4
• Save for Web at 100% quality.

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EDIT TWO

From Edit One (pre-curves adjustment)

• Applied Script Fu ~ Romantic Colors ~ teal 52.1, pink 81.0, Beige 33.9
• Changed Beige layer to Grain merge
• Flatten and save for Web

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EDIT THREE

• From Edit one (pre curves adjustment) ~ applied PortraFX script
• desaturated
• added a new layer and filled with a light fawn colour ~ chnaged to 'grain merge' and set opacity to 25.6
• Flattened and saved for Web

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EDIT FOUR

• From edit THREE
• added new layer and filled with deep dark red ~ changed to 'addition and set opacity to 17.4
• Flattened and saved for Web

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PSE7

EDIT ONE

• Opened in CameraRaw and made a few minor adjustments there ~ sharpened +25, 0.8 and others similar to initial adjustments in Lightroom, just to lighten and brighten a little ~ then opened in editor.
• Dup' layer
• applied CoffeeShop EyeBright ~ painted on layers; bright eyes op'y 100%, eye define op'y 69%, 
• Duplicate layer and use 'grants tools' curves adjustment (this is an 'action' that works in guided edit mode) ~ simplify and change opacity to 80%
• Duplicate IMAGE and make convert new image to B&W (portrait), then drag B&W in as new layer (transform to fit) ~ change B&W layer to 'soft light' (opacity 50%)
• Flatten and Save for Web.

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EDIT TWO 

• Using the B&W image created above;
• add a new layer and bucket fill with very dark brown ~ overlay @ 40%
• add new layer & bucket fill with deep dark red ~ Hue @ 37%
• Flatten and Save for Web

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EDIT THREE

• From PSE Edit One 
• Applied CoffeeShop Johnna's Tea Party ~ Contrast Layer 21%, Hazy 18%
• Apply 'salt' FX

I hope you like my edits ~ comments and criticisms welcome :D!!

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