What a fun theme this week! I love these color themes and I was going through the kindergarten school photos I took of Autumn in June (I know, I was so late!) and thought this one might be fun for Fix-It Friday this week.
I went pretty simple on my edit for this photo. I wanted to keep the beautiful colors, but give a bit more warmth and extra pizazz.
- The first thing I did was add a Levels Adjustment Layer and grab the two outside sliders and drag them in towards the middle just a bit. This gives the colors a bit of a boost and clears up any digital haze.
- Next I created a Curves Adjustment Layer and selected the Red Channel. I pulled down on the red a bit to reduce some of the red in her skin. She is naturally very pink and translucent and I normally keep that in, but it was a little hot that day and she was flushed. She also has darkness around her eyes that is a family trait, so I kept that in too!
- I then went back to the RGB Channel and slightly lightened the entire image.
- I added a texture from Florabella, Frou Frou. I set the blending mode to Soft Light and left the opacity at 100%. I added a layer mask and lightly removed some of the texture off of her face and skin.
- Finally I sharpened the image. And that’s it! Pretty simple steps, but I love the results!
The final image:
Michelle Johnson is a fine art photographer and the co-founder of Love That Shot, a website for photographers with tutorials, workshops and fun products! Find her at her blog, My Two Seasons, and her website, Love That Shot.
