This is my first link up with the "Edit Me Challenge" group, only because I happened to stumble on it a couple of days ago. Since summer is upon us and I have extra time on my hands I'm excited to take this chance to explore photoshop more. The first picture is the after and the second picture is the before. I used photoshop to edit this image.
First, I decided that I wanted the little girl's tongue sticking out to be the focus of the picture so I cropped the picture and put her tongue on a cross joint on my thirds grid.
Second, I ran the "colorized" action from PWAction set 2. From there I adjusted the levels on the associated layers.
Third, I added a brightness/contrast layer, adjusted the tree so it was a different shade. Lassoed the tree and painted it white.
Last, I adjusted the color on the sprinkler in a separate layer so it would not get lost in the grass. I feel that the subject and the action are now center stage. I would love to hear any advice/comments that anyone would offer.
This is my first link up with the "Edit Me Challenge" group, only because I happened to stumble on it a couple of days ago. Since summer is upon us and I have extra time on my hands I'm excited to take this chance to explore photoshop more. The first picture is the after and the second picture is the before. I used photoshop to edit this image. First, I decided that I wanted the little girl's tongue sticking out to be the focus of the picture so I cropped the picture and put her tongue on a cross joint on my thirds grid. Second, I ran the "colorized" action from PWAction set 2. From there I adjusted the levels on the associated layers. Third, I added a brightness/contrast layer, adjusted the tree so it was a different shade. Lassoed the tree and painted it white. Last, I adjusted the color on the sprinkler in a separate layer so it would not get lost in the grass. I feel that the subject and the action are now center stage. I would love to hear any advice/comments that anyone would offer.
You definitely brought the focus back to the girl with your crop and selective coloring--lovely job!
ReplyDeleteNice crop, she is definitely the focal point! Great edit!
ReplyDeleteI love that you thought through the rule of thirds when cropping! Great job pulling the focus to her :)
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