Fix-It-Friday #63

Erica Lea — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:16:27 +0000

This week’s photo for Fix-It-Friday is brought to us by Angie Arthur. See the original here.

I used Pixler to edit this photo.

The original was quite good, but the contrast needed a little boost. Also, the color was a little grey, so I added an orange and purple overlay. I lightened the edges slightly and sharpened.

To see many more fun edits of this photo, make sure to stop by I Heart Faces.

Fix-It-Friday #31 ~ October 9th

Erica Lea — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:59:22 +0000

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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Fix-It-Friday #63

Fix-It-Friday #31 ~ October 9th