Allison‘s sweet baby boy has jaundice, as evidence by his oompa loompa photo below (I promise she used that language and I’m not making fun). She wants to use this photograph as a baby announcement, but doesn’t necessarily want him to be forever known as the orange baby…I get that. So, since I’m on a photo editing binge this afternoon…I took on the challenge. I didn’t write down all of my steps in as detail as I did with the previous two because I wasn’t sure how good it would turn out…but, I’m pretty proud of the outcome of this...

A lot of newbies have been joining the photography board lately. Abi is one of those newbies…and today she offered up her son, Brody Lee, for a “before & after.” Actually…she asked for feedback and I offered to edit – she accepted. Thanks Abi!This photo of her son  is a great “mommy shot,” but the flash has made his skin blotchy and uneven. I’ve corrected that and then given it my special “Ashley treatment.” Don’t ya just wanna pinch those cheeks!Here’s my steps: Adjusted the curves. My output is 93, my input is...

One of the ladies on the photography board was asking a few questions about editing  in Photoshop Elements yesterday. I mentioned to her that if she ever wanted me to run some edits and spell out the process, that I’d be happy to do so. Well, she took me up on my offer and I’m so glad she did. In this picture, the sunlight is creating an interesting pattern on his face. To be honest, this is not something that is easily fixed…and I kinda like it. He’s also a little cool, but that’s easy to fix.  In my edit…I opened up the levels (you’ll find this...

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to elaborate on the use of blending modes within an edit. Blending modes allow you to adjust how one layer or color mixes with the colors in the layers below. I often use blending modes along with texture layers to take a photograph to the next level…and I’m not sure there is a specific formula for getting it right. Therefore, I encourage you to experiment with textures, overlays, blending modes, etc. I WAS going to write a tutorial on how to effectively apply blending modes, but then I ran across another tutorial that I feel explains the...