Saturday I did a few Mini Sessions at a wonderful indoor botanical garden, Krohn Conservatory. It was opening day of their holiday display, and the place was swamped with photographers. It was very tough to get an angle that didn’t have other people, camera bags, or random toddlers in holiday garb.
Here is another clean edit of one of the little cuties. I am liking the simple clean look more and more these days. I don’t get into all those textures… but I’m mainly a portrait photograper, so I guess that makes sense. I want my pictures to be timeless.
I edit in Photoshop Elements 6:
Cropped to remove distractions, levels, brightness adjustment
MCP’s free Touch of Light/Dark (light layer only used)
Coffeeshop’s Eye Bright action to accentuate catchlights, and whiten teeth a bit.
Everyday Action’s free “Florida” action ran.
Shine at 40%
Creamy Glow turned on, set to 4%
Sun Light turned on, set to 20%
Sharpened, flattened.
I also used MCP’s new free Facebook action to put it side by side with the SOOC shot.
(I did this for last week’s pixel perfect, but never entered it, so I’m entering it today)
Great picture and edit!
adorable pictures!
Oh my goodness! You did a wonderful job!
This is a beautiful edit and such an adorable subject!!
great capture in the first place, but the edit made it even more beautiful!
This is so fantastic! I adore it.
He is so handsome! Love your edit!!!!!
I like your final pic. Great job!
Great job! I picked you for this weeks before and after. Everything looks great!