This one was a little more difficult for me – I would have preferred to have stared with the RAW file as under-exposed images are easier to correct in ACR. But I have what I have, so this is what I did! (I used some random actions I’ve acquired over the years, so I’m not exactly sure of some creators)
1. Crop and stretch canvas using tutorial by MCP Actions
2. Lighten Darks Atn – Presto
3. Sunshine in your hands atn by Phaunt
4. Exposure Fixerupper by Childsplay
5. Eye pop & sharpen by Phaunt
6. Subtle color atn x2 by Indie Actions
7. Fixed hots spot on the cheek by using the patch tool
8. Magic Skin by MCP Actions @ 64%
9. JPG deblocking by alienware – 100%
10. Slight burn around edges
11. resize & sharpen for web
Want to see some more great fixes? Click the button below!
7 Comments
http://s701.photobucket.com/albums/ww15/pixey03/?action=view¤t=fif-12-compare1.jpg
This is my version above. Here is what I did:
*Used the Shadow/highlight feature under Adjustments
*Adjusted the Curves
*Adjusted the Levels manually
*Patched the right cheek up a bit
*Slight diffuse glow
Tada
I love the way you stretched the canvas. That technique works perfectly on this photo! Awesome job.
~Angie
co-founder of iHeartFaces
Very bright and colorful! great job
Yours looks so pretty!
I love it!
very nice. i like the crop
Beautiful bright color! I love your recipe for this fix!
Very cool!