Simple Days » Children http://www.ericalea.com by erica lea Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sweet Children http://www.ericalea.com/2010/07/21/sweet-children/ http://www.ericalea.com/2010/07/21/sweet-children/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:38 +0000 Erica Lea http://www.ericalea.com/?p=1300

I simply must share these adorable faces with you.

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For the past week or so we have been enjoying an Indian Summer. It really was a nice break from the cold and gloom we experienced in October.

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One fine afternoon, Mom insisted that we all take a walk. We ambled down to the beach and found many birds on the lake.

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Elinor loved playing in the sand; she tried to stuff some of it into her mouth.

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Now I’m just waiting for the snow to fall so that we can begin winter sports: ice skating, x-country & downhill skiing, sledding, etc.

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~ Psalm 96…………………

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Have you ever heard of I Heart Faces? It is a blog devoted to the beauty of capturing faces and helping readers to improve their photography. Every week they have a photo contest and every Friday they host a fun event call Fix-It-Friday. Every week a new photo is uploaded for anyone who wishes to edit and share. This week, I decided to play along!

For my editing, I used Corel Paint Shop Pro XI.

Click the photo to view the full-sized image.

For edit #1 (center): First, I used the blemish fixer to erase some dirty spots around this young man’s nose, mouth, and cheeks. Then I boosted the contrast and changed the color balance to a warmer tone. Next, I brightened the whites and highlights of the eyes and desaturated the whites and his teeth. Finally, I sharpened the image using unsharp mask and vignetted the edges.

For edit #2 (far right): Using the image from edit #1, I undid the sharpening and vignetting actions and turned the photo black & white. I then duplicated the layer, filled it with a deep brown, set the blend mode to color, and turned down the opacity of the new layer.

I really enjoyed this challenge and can’t wait to “play” again!

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