Edit Me Week 20

I've had the oppotutnity to photograph a few newborns recently so I totally connected with this week's Edit Me photo from Kala!

SOOC:

My Edit:

I used ACR to warm up the photo and added contrast. Then in PSE7 I cloned out some of the baby stuff on her face than ran 2 actions from the NEW Florabella action set! Beautiful!!!

Edit Me Week 18

Week 18's picture is of a place I've actually been to! The Navy Pier in Chicago! That was quite a long time ago (high school trip) but I definitely remember the fun we had hanging out down there!


The image this week is brought to us by the one and only, Kathryn - the Edit Me challenge co-host!


Here is Kathryn's SOOC:







My Edit:








I went a little wild and crazy this week! I brightened it up a bit in ACR and then wanted to play with some of the effects in PSE7. I almost NEVER go into the effects palette, but for some reason it was calling me tonight ;) Under the Brush Strokes tab I selected "Accented Edges." After that I ran a color pop action. I like it and think it reflects the fun and crazy nature of the Navy Pier!

Edit Me Week 17

We're back from our Labor Day vacation just in time for this weeks, Edit Me Challenge!


Our image this week is from: Jill Samter Photography. What a beautiful farmhouse photo! I wish it were that green here in Oklahoma!


SOOC:








My Edit:








I opened the image up in ACR and made some minor exposure adjustments to brighten the picture. The in PSE7 I ran Florabella's Vivid Color action and painted over the reds, blues and greens. That really made the colors POP! Then a ran a "sunshine" action to further brighten and warm up the photo. Lastly, a little sharpening. That's it!





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Edit Me Week 16

We have another sweet beach themed photo this week! Oh, how it makes me miss Florida and look forward to the day when I can get my kiddos back and take some beautiful images like this!

Before:


My Edit:





I made minor adjustments in ACR then opened it up in PSE7. I ran a sun-flare action and then Florabella's B&W Champagne Haze. I really like the sun-filled, dreamy look!

Stop by Branson's blog for all the other beautiful edits!

Edit Me Week 15

Another great image this week in the Edit Me Challenge. There have been a few changes with the challenge as Branson is taking some much deserved time off and sharing the challenge with Kathryn at OurTinyBigLife!


Here is the before image:



From Jamie. What cute and colorful outfits on these little girls! My daughter would LOVE this!


My edit:







I opened it in ACR and made some slight exposure changes and increase the vibrance and saturation. Then in PSE7 cropped out the grass. Although I liked the green, I thought it was not necessary in the picture. I ran Florabella Luxe II Sugar action. It added a pink "sugary" tone that I liked alot for this image. Then I ran Florabella Luxe II action Vivid Paint to paint over the color on the girls outfits to add an extra pop!


Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to hear what you think of my edit. Then stop by Branson's blog to see all the other amazing edits!

Edit Me Week 14

Another water/boat theme this week on Branson's Edit Me Challenge! This image was a bit of a challenge for me, as I wasn't completely sure what direction I wanted to go. But I ended up for a more dramatic edit than I usually do and even added some texture!!!



Before:






My Edit:




I made very minor adjustments in ACR, then in PSE 7 I made a large crop to focus on the boat and dock. Then I ran the Coffeeshop action: Color Pop. After that I chose a subtle hazy texture and changed the blending mode to hard light and the opacity to 30%. There ya have it =) Head on over to the Edit Me challenge to see what other amazign edit were made to this image!!!

Edit Me Week 13

Wow, what an amazing image we have to edit this week!!! Thanks Amber!
I knew that I was going to enjoy playing with this image and boy did I, but strangely I though I might end up doing more than I actually did. Take a look:

Here's the before image:


My edit:



In ACR I knew I wanted to bring out the gorgeous blues of the water and sky. So, I cooled the image (increasing the blues on the temperature slider) and I thought that had a GREAT effect to the overall image! After getting the color I was looking for I just amped it up a bit by increasing the exposure, blacks, contrast, vibrance and saturation. Then once I brought it over to PSE7 I only added text. Now, I'm not one to usually add any kind of text to my image, but this one just screamed out for a powerful quote! I began thinking of one that would fit.....search the Internet for a few minutes, then realized- HELLO, my Pinterest quotes board! And bingo, I found the one I had been looking for. I hope you find it as powerful as I do. I'm totally in love with this entire image. =)

Stop by Branson's Edit Me Challenge to see more amazing edits!

Edit Me Week 12

I LOVE editing, I really do! So thankfully, we're back from vacation and I'm ready to join one of my favorite challenges again....EDIT ME over at Branson's blog, My Reflection of Something.


Here was the SOOC:


My edit:


I opened it up in ACR and increased the exposure, blacks, contrast and vibrance. Then over to PSE 7 where I used the transform tool (not something I do very often) to get the horizon straight. But because this image was vertical it didn't leave much room once rotated. So I cropped drastically, but thought it still was nice and focused on the daddy and his little girl. =)

Then I played around with the color of the photo a bit. I wanted the water to be a bit more blue so I added a new, blank layer and selected a nice shade of blue and filled in the entire layer. I changed the opacity to 50% and the blending mode to color burn. With the eraser on 100% I erased all the blue from the dad and daughter, leaving a nice blue tone to the water. After that I ran a 'clean color' action, sharpened and voila!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Edit Me Week 6

The photo for this week's Edit Me is a little out of my comfort zone. I really like to focus on portraits, not too much on plants/landscapes/etc. So I figured I should still try it and also do some editing that's a little out there for me. So here we go!

SOOC:

Edit:

I opened it up in ACR and increased the blacks, fill light, vibrance and saturation. Then in PSE 7 I made a large crop and ran Coffeeshop actions CrossProcessing and Johnna's Memories of Sunshine with many adjustments within the layers. At the end I used Unsharp Mask. There ya have it. A bit different for me but I think I like it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and to see what everyone else did with this image check out EDIT ME on Branson's blog!

Edit Me Week 5

A perfect beach photo for this week's Edit Me! Oh how I wish we were in close proximity to the beach right now, with our 106 degree heat!!!

Here is the SOOC:

My Edit:

I really wanted to keep the colors in the image but add a little 'sunshine!'

Thanks for stopping by and check out more edits at Branson's blog!

Edit Me Week 4

I'm excited to participate in Branson's EDIT ME challenge again this week! Here is the SOOC from Sarah over at NaptimeMomTog:

My edit with ACR and PSE 7:


Lighter, brighter and bolder!

Thanks for stopping by and see more edits over at My Reflection of Something.

Edit Me

I'm participating for the first time in a new (only week 2) photo editing challenge! Edit me is being hosted at My Reflection Of Something. Each week the top 3 & overall winner will be chosen by a guest judge and there is even a prize for the winner!





Here is the Before:




My edit with ACR and PSE 7 (no actions):










Thanks for stopping by and I'm so excited to be participating in an editing challenge!