Fix-It-Friday #71 - Too Much Time with a Truck and Textures!

Yep, another edition of Fix-It-Friday is happening now, over on I Heart Faces, and this weeks photo is brought to you by our very own Angie Arthur ... this image being from a senior session. I have to say that Angie did an excellent job on this one ... the composition is fabulous!  Other than bringing color back into the sky, there wasn't much to do on improving it, so I just had fun trying out some different textures, which I got from Shadow House Creations.  (You can go absolutely crazy over there, downloading ones you like ... not to mention all the time you can spend just playing around with them!)

Now, back to these edits ... as you'll see, I didn't have much to do tonight, so needless to say, I probably spent a bit too much time working up all 7 of these! I had to stop myself, or I would have had who knows how many!  Can anyone relate?! Lol!!  Anyway, it was a relaxed evening, and I had fun!  The first step to the original was to adjust color and contrast ... next step was to layer on one of those delicious textures, masking it off of some of the areas, and again working with the colors, contrast, and levels.  This is where I spent most of my time on each one.  I also added a vignette, finally converting one into a black and white image.

You could do so much with an edit.  The possibilities are endless!  I realize these instructions are not quite as detailed as most are, but, I'm still learning how to use all the features of PSE7, and I seriously got a bit lost working on all of these tonight!  I would love your opinions though, and if you have a favorite, do let me know! :)  Scroll down below, click the button to see other creative Fix-it-Friday edits!  I'm headed over that way, myself! I'm anxious to see what others have done with this! 

Hope you all have a blessed weekend ... the weather here is absolutely beautiful!
Blessings - Deborah

^ Original ^

Image By: Angie Arthur Photography

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Click the link below to I Heart Faces, and, see more Fix-It-Friday edits of this image. :)

Fix It Friday #70 - Bows n' Braids

I'm loving Fix-It-Friday's over on the 'I Heart Faces' community page! Come join in ... it's a great way to improve your editing skills, and always fun to compare yours with the others who participate! This week's selection is of an adorable little blond haired girl, add big brown eyes, bows, and braids! For this 'fix', (hopefully, I got all my steps down correctly =\ ... first, I brightened her eyes a bit, adjusted the contrast, then converted it to black and white. I then added a 'coffee' colored layer, adjusted the brightness, and sharpness, finally adding a diffused glow filter over it, and this is the finished product. To view more edits of this 'cutie', head on over to I Heart Faces, scroll down, and click away! Thanks so much for dropping by this week! :)


 Original image ......

My Fix-It edit ......

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge >>Vroom Vroom >>

Another photo challenge is going on this week, over at I Heart Faces ... the theme: 'Vroom-Vroom'!  My entry is of a friend of mine, Miss V.  She has an amazing eye for photography, and, she's a great gal, too! In this image, we were downtown, with a group, for a photo-walk.  Well, when she saw this Mini-Cooper, she figured that posing with one was the next best thing to owning one!  However, I'm not quite sure how much 'VROOM' a Mini-Cooper has ... still, I imagine it gets ya where you're goin'!  To see more fun 'Vroom-Vroom' images, just click the link above to the page, or, the button below ... I know those'll get ya where you're goin'! :)  Thanks so much for dropping by, and have a blessed week, y'all!