Friday
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 02:58PM 
I know, there really are other things that I need to do but I am procrastinating right now. I decided to play along with the I Heart Faces blog today and do their Fix It Friday. This is not my picture. I took the picture and edited it my way. I use CS3 and just did the basics- sharpening, added light , and I desaturated a little to get the soft, muted look. The only fixes I did to the skin was to use the clone stamp took to take out the scratches and to tone down some of the redness on the lower cheek. Oh, I also added grain and then cropped. I'm all about continuously learning so I may do this every now and then. There is also a great before and after Flickr group that lets you see how people are processing.
It's 90 degrees here today. If I had my swim suit on and was laying out by the pool it would be perfect. Vienne went out for about 10 minutes and then said it was too hot. Hmmm, what will she'll be saying in June?
Reader Comments (8)
I love how you cropped this. I actually chose not to crop the images this week - your image makes me wish i had now.
I don't know if this I heart faces thing is taking off or if I'm just hearing more about it but it seems to be everywhere!
You did a fab job....looking forward to seeing any of your own shots you submit~
:)
I love the coloring on this and the skin is perfect! It doesn't look fake, but it took care of some issues (scratches, slight reddish blochiness on the bottom). Very impressive work!
90 DEGREES... that is crazy... in a GREAT way! :D hubby just left the house in his down jacket... it is COLD in the morning!
darling photo... face... i love what you did!
Yup, this is a great crop! Its kinda fun to do something with someone else's shots sometimes. Bathing suit....by the pool.....sounds like heaven!
Look at those eyes pop! Good stuff!
Oh wow. 90 degrees for you on Friday and we were digging out from the snow. I think I'll take your "too hot" weather. ;)
Wow, I can't believe how great your version looks. I love the eyes and the color. Cool. Oh, and ninety degrees sounds like heaven!!!