I Heart Faces | Fix-it-Friday #84

I can't believe how fast this week has passed!  It's already another Fix-it-Friday over on I Heart Faces!  This week's photo is from the extremely talented Keli Hoskins!  It was the first time I'd been to her website, Kidnapped By Suburbia, and I'll definitely be going back again!  The original image below is of her adorable little girl, and as you can see it has some shadowing, and color issues, which were a bit more challenging then previous fixes.  Some have been requesting more difficult images to fix, and I do believe we got one this time!  I've had a lot going on this week, and a bit preoccupied ... my son is getting married out of state, and we're preparing for their homecoming mid-February, so my steps are not as detailed as usual, and I only did two edits this time.

Using PSE7, I began by cropping the image, did some color and contrast adjustments ... then using the brush tool, I worked at smoothing out the shadows on her face, and that sweet knitted hat.  I then added a gradient layer to mimic a sun flair ... finished it off with a texture layer from Shadow House Creations, giving it a vintage sort of feel.  The second edit is the first one without the texture, which I converted to b/w, adjusted sharpness, and contrast, then added a different SHC texture giving it more of a coffee tone.  I'm sorry about not having more detailed instructions, but I can say that it took quite a few steps to get these results, and I wish I'd had time to do a better job on these, but I'd still like to know what you think.  In any event, I'm anxious to see how others did with this one, too!  If you'd like to join me, just click on the logo below the images! 

Have a blessed weekend!

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