I Heart Faces - {Fix-It-Friday #102}

I've really been enjoying the weekly Fix-It-Friday challenges over at I Heart Faces! I guess it's because I'm a bit of a "PS/CS5" geek and I love playing around trying to create a particular look that goes with the emotion within the image.  This week's challenge provides an image of this adorable little girl (look at those beautiful blue eyes!).  Enjoy!  Be sure to check out other FIF submissions here! :)

I Heart Faces | Photo Challenge {From a Distance}

Here's my very first entry for I Heart Faces Photo Challenge! :) I instantly thought of this photo when I saw the title of the challenge was "From a Distance".  It reminded me of this photo from a photo session with a sweet friend of mine. She reminds me of a princess walking through a lush field to meet her prince...so romantic! Enjoy! :)

 

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I Heart Faces - {Fix-It-Friday #101}

I was a bit late in getting to the weekly "Fix-It-Friday" challenge at I Heart Faces, but I fell head over heels in love with the photo that they had up for everyone to play with! :)  It wasn't that much of a challenge to edit, but the possibilities were simply endless!! Although, finding "the look" to go with the photo was a great learning experience.   I desired the photo to be vibrant, but also a dreamy, vintage, and fairytale-like as well, which was hard because those looks seemed to go against one another! After a few minutes (or what seemed like minutes, but most likely had been hours...) the look finally came into place.  Enjoy! :)

 

 

I Heart Faces - {Fix-It-Friday #100}

I'm really enjoying these Fix-It-Friday challenges since things have slowed down a bit (though, I'm hoping that will change in the near future... ;) I am loving the challenges given because it allows me to try new Photoshop techniques and become inspired and challenged by other fellow photographers. :)

I used a combination of TR, MCP and FB to brighten the background.  His eyes (look at those catchlights!!) were already brightened, and needed little to no adjustment at all!  Here's another simple B&W below. Enjoy! :)

 

 

I Heart Faces - {Fix-It-Friday #99}

For my very first Fix-It-Friday challenge, the eyes were by far the most challenging aspect of the original photo for me to edit.  Thanks to Andrea Riley for sharing the photo and tutorial! Enjoy! :)