Keli contacted me the other day with a picture of her adorable little girl. She wondered if I might be able to help her remove the little bumps around her nose (probably some sort of combination of boogers and rash). I wish there was a quicker fix…but the truth is, you just gotta get your spot healing brush out along with a big dose of patience. I did just that. I ran a pretty typical edit on this one: Adobe Camera Raw and Squeaky Clean. I go through these steps on nearly every edit just to get the picture cleaned up.  I then created a number of duplicate layers. One layer used a...

Yesterday, I may have put my foot in my mouth. One of the ladies on the photography board asked for constructive criticism. About the only thing I can provide criticism on is composition…so, I told her that she has such a cute little boy but he appeared to be washed out…and that I was kinda bored with the composition. I also offered to edit the photo for her…just to see what I could do with it. When Jill contacted me later today, taking me up on that offer, it was time to put my editing skills where my mouth is. I started this photo in Adobe Camera Raw to make some basic...