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Fix it Friday: Angel Eyes

>> Friday, September 11, 2009

So being that today is Friday there was a Fix-It-Friday over at I Heart Faces. It is a picture of a precious little girl named Addie.

BEFORE.
When I saw the Before picture I immediately was focused on her gorgeous eyes. I knew I had to make them stand out and that would be the focus point.


AFTER.


I created a new layer and selected her eyes and changed the curve balance slightly up on the RGB and the B and G seperately. This alone gave her eyes this stunning crystal blue look. I also changed the brightness/contrast a little. I then flattened the image and used the healing brush tool on her cheek and under her eyes a little. I guess she had a black eye in this picture according to the blog but you could hardly tell. I then used the "Picture Perfect" action [my FAVORITE if u can't tell] to soften her skin a little and color pop her eyes. The action also made her skin lighter and brighter.

This picture was not named and after I edited it I thought she looked like a little angel so I named it angel eyes myself. I just love her crystal eyes.

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1 comments:

Anna September 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM  

too cute. thanks for the great fix-it!

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