Fix-it #15 ~ Little Precious

Things have been busy, so I’ll admit to doing a very quick, pretty unoriginal fix-it.  Really, this photo didn’t need much.  Look at that adorable cutie below! 

 

I decided to lighten the picture up a bit (using levels), fix some slight blemishes on the face (healing brush) and crop out the chair.  I really loved that she is holding her doll baby and didn’t want to cut it out of the photo.  Unfortunately, the white wall along the right side is a bit distracting.  I ended up cropping close to the doll, changing the color of the white (hue adjustment) and dodging and burning it until (I hope) it looks like a blanket. 

I then focused on those beautiful eyes.  I selected the eyes, copied them into a new layer and then went to filter – other – high pass – 20.  I then changed that layer to soft light.  (A little trick I learned from Julie Rivera)  I also opened the photo up in Powder Room 2 from Coffeeshop free actions.  (Go check out her site!  I just noticed that she has added a few actions since I last visited.)  I used the soft skin layer to give a real light covering to her skin.  I brightened and defined her eyes some more.  On every layer, I reduced the opacity quite a bit.  After that, I ran a few other actions, just for the fun of it.  ☺

 

(Original)

 

(Photo after adjustments)

 

(With Coffeeshop Golden Vintage action)

 

(Cobalt Action)

 

(Black & White)

 

Hope you will join in on the fun too at I ♥ Faces!