Tonight (or rather this morning depending on which side of the country you’re on…and right now I’m still in California), I am watching American Idol. I have to admit…I love Adam Lambert – don’t hate!
I also decided to go back to a photo I quickly edited earlier and really give it the proper attention it deserved. Meet Loela. She’s got the most beautiful skin tone and eyes – I’m completely jealous.
I also decided to go back to a photo I quickly edited earlier and really give it the proper attention it deserved. Meet Loela. She’s got the most beautiful skin tone and eyes – I’m completely jealous.
Here’s my steps:
- Cropped in a little closer, pushing her to the right side of the photo (rule of thirds).
- Ran a curves adjustment to brighten her up.
- Adjusted the white balance (color curves for her skin tone).
- Ran Squeaky Clean action. With this action, it’s really important to remember to adjust each layer as well as the opacity.
- Ran Coffeeshop’s Baby Powder Room. I did not use the eye bright feature.
- Instead, I used Pioneer Woman’s Bring Out the Eyes action.
- Sharpened for the web (for print, don’t sharpen).
