Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Enhancements

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Camera: Canon Powershot
Flower child: 5-31-10, 3:30, Island Park, f/3.5, 1/80, Replace color
Eyes: 5-29-10, 11:16am, Ammon, f/2.8, 1/25, Enhancements
Friends and rivals: 5-31-10, 3:20, f/8.0, 1/60, match color.

On the first picture I wanted to get my niece but still focus on the flower so that the contrast was really good. Then I used the adjustments to change the flower color from yellow to orange. I was really trying to pick a realistic color to replace with.  The second edit I wanted to draw out her eyes and make them look really blue so I adjusted the curves and levels and masked out her eyes so the color stuck out.  Then I added a vinette and smoothed out her little 3 year old scratches with the healing brush.  The last set I wanted to light up the color, it was getting later in the day and so they were looking a little dark. Also I focused the camera on the wrong focus point. So I used the adjustment feature thingy to match the color to the last picture!!

5 comments:

Laura Rovig said...

I love the first picture, the bokeh is really nice and her face is really sharp. I also really liked how you changed the flower she was holding, it looks so realistic. GREAT JOB!

Anonymous said...

killer bokeh with the flower shot! good editing on the little girl too! nice work!

Erica Arguello said...

I agree, i love the first picture. You have some nice enhancements. I like the little girl in the second picture after you edited it. I think it really got her eyes to pop.

Dustin Olsen! said...

I like your replace color picture. You did a good job because I had to see which picture was the after and the before because I couldn't tell.

Kristen Larson said...

I love that you changed the flower color, it looks very crisp, you cannot see a trace of yellow. But also that picture is just great anyways, because you can tell that the girl is in the background without having her in focus. All of your other edits are smart, I like what you did with them.