Fix-it Friday #82 at i heart faces

This Fix-it Friday photo was submitted by Rachel Durik, an IHF contributor.

Here is the original photo:



And here is my edit (image is clickable to see it larger):



What a beautiful little girl! I wanted the feel to be light, dreamy, ethereal, and warm. Using ACR and PS CS5:
~ adjusted the exposure and white balance (warmed it up, brightened)
~ ran Noiseware at very low opacity
~ slight levels adjustment
~ sharpened details, set to soft light at 35%
~ ran Florabella's Glam action, reduced to 30%
~ ran Paint the Moon's new free action "Jubilee", tweaked individual layers
~ added vignette set to overlay at 10%
~ sharpened

Thanks for looking and come check out the other edits at i heart faces!

Fix-it Friday #69 at i heart faces

This Fix-it Friday photo was submitted by Rachel Durik, an IHF contributor. Here is the original photo:



And here is my edit (image is clickable to see it larger):



Doing such an intense crop on a low-res photo made it quite grainy, but you get the gist of what I was wanting to accomplish... focusing more on the couple and their faces.

Workflow in PS CS4:
~cropped
~fixed shadows/highlights
~adjusted levels
~Noiseware at low opacity
~warmed up tones by adding a color fill layer with a golden tone and set to soft light, lowered opacity
~added a vignette

Thanks for looking and come check out the other edits at i heart faces!