I Heart Faces – Fix-it Friday #48

It’s been a while since I was able to participate in an IHF Challenge! This little girl was adorable and I just couldn’t resist putting down the books and playing in Light Room! You see, I’m a new lightroom convert. I’ve been using it about 3 weeks now and I’m slowing catching on. Sure, I have my moments where I kick and scream and threaten to beat my computer, but honestly??? It’s soo much easier! (Thanks for teaching me Andrea Joki!) The only thing I used photoshop for was to dodge the eyes and resize for web!

Here’s the image I started with….

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And here’s what I got after about 6 minutes of editing….

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And what I did…

In Lightroom…
1. Adjusted white balance using her sclera for a neutral starting point.
2. Adjusted exposure to +87, it just needed to be bright!
3. Cropped to 5×7
4. Exported to CS4

In Photoshop…
5. Used small brush at 10% to dodge eyes
6. Resized for web
7. USM

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4 Comments

  1. Posted March 26, 2010 at 7:29 pm by mary | Permalink

    Beautiful edits! Love those catchlights. :)

  2. Posted March 30, 2010 at 9:46 pm by Melanie | Permalink

    Wow. Beautiful edit in six minutes! Just gorgeous eyes.

  3. Posted April 6, 2010 at 1:37 am by Kimberly Marie | Permalink

    Wow! Great edit :) The color is beautiful… and I agree about those eyes! gorgeous!

  4. Posted June 2, 2010 at 12:06 am by Nepal | Permalink

    Amaizing photography….! I found it full of informative and useful for every photography lovers.

    Nepal

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