Friday Fix it

This is the original photo. You can get it HERE if you want to play.

This edit is done in lightroom. I used a preset from Pretty Presets called Sweet Honey. I upped the clarity and cropped the photo.

This one is also a preset from Pretty Presets called Spice. Again, I upped the clarity, cropped and changed a few shadows.

This is also in Lightroom using a preset that is a free called Beach.

This is also a ligthroom using a free preset called Morning coffee. I changed luminance and clarity on almost all shots, added a vignette according to my liking.

Pretty presets can be found HERE!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the edits. Don't forget to stop by and comment on others who are participating.

Fix it Friday- lightroom

Fix it Friday is back. I decided I was going to try and use some of my new presets that I downloaded and then tweak them. The submitter of the photo wanted her eyes to pop and the color to pop. So here is the Original and the Fixes.

This is the original photo given for us to edit.

This is cropped ( Crop was used in ALL fixes) and added a preset called Morning coffee. I tweaked the clarity and the contrast to my liking. I used some clarity on the eyes and lowered the vignette. The preset has it much darker.

This is a preset called fashion III. I used the preset but it seemed to not right so I had to tweak it a little. The preset changed the blues and so it changed her eyes a little. I am not fully sure how to change them back so I just embraced the diffrence and went from there.

Classic black and white

This one has a softness to it but the colors and her eyes still pop.

*All fixes and edits were done in lightroom beta version 2 *

*All presets are free downloads as well.*

Becca and family

Becca let me take pictures of her cute family. I hope that they like them. I think they were a lot of fun and a lot of work. She is a super mom. Twins who are going in 2 places and a SMART six year old.

365 day 26

This photo was taken this morning.

ISO 100

125 mm

f/5.6

1/800

Editing was done in light room using a preset and tweaked to my liking.

This was also taken this morning.

ISO 100

f/ 5.6

1/800 sec.

125 mm

Also editing in lightroom with a little tweaking.

Spring again.

And again my tree.

It has advanced to being PRETTY! With white yummy springness in the making!

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A few weeks ago when we we looking forward to spring I took a picture of our tree. It survived the snow storms and it starting to blossom. The blossoms are out in full force so I will go out tomorrow and take a few more.

I did this in lighroom beta. I am LOVING LOVING it. I think I will need to own this piece of software!

Fix it Friday

This is the original over at I ♥ faces

My first fix. I used Lightroom beta and a downloaded preset called lemon drops. Worked on the exposure and light.

Use the Antique aged preset and again worked on the exposure

This one I cropped and used a downloaded preset called bw beach and worked on the light and exposure and the luminance and noise reduction.

For more fixes from other people head to I ♥ faces HERE~

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365 day 23

So pretty!! Spring is FINALLY here!

365 day 22

These flowers withered the snow storm we had last week.

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365 day 20

So I have really liked getting out and about taking pictures. The other day while I was waiting for Tyler on the bus ( after his bus incident) the neighbors flower bed had some green. And then this week it SNOWED. I thought I would go back out in the next few days and see if they survived.

Here is the SOCC ( or Straight Out of the Camera)

And the "edited" version with light room. I really LIKE the lightroom. I think it has improved my shots a little.

What do you think?

SPRING?

I ♥ Faces YUMMY style

I ♥ Desserts and the yumminess eating my feelings does!!

Around Valentines I was asked to make a dessert for a family get together so I made the yummy Fat filled LOVE that my Aunt makes at Christmas. Why not? We all like more to love right!

1 box Devils Food or Deep Chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
flour to handle.

Mix well. Dough will be really thick. Roll into ball the size of a quarter (or as big as you want). Bake at 350 degrees for 5-8 minutes - until flattened-on an ungreased cookie sheet. Do not overbake.

Frosting: One 8-oz cream cheese
1 pound powdered sugar
1 cube butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix until creamy. Spread evenly between cookies.

*DO NOT OVERBAKE.. even if they don't look like they are fully cooked it is in your best interest to NOT CARE! They taste best SOFT!!*

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Fix it friday

This week I am participating in Fix it Friday. I have expanded my knowledge and downloaded the new lightroom and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.. so much that I might buy it when all is said and done.

Though....I would love to TRY out elements. I am not a great photoshoper and have found great satisfaction combining a few free and upgraded online editing up till now ( along with the VERY limited stuff I Know in photoshop.) So I think it came at the perfect time because I have been editing a wedding.

This is the original photo that was presented as the fix it. You can find it HERE!

This is my first edit. I used lightroom beta 3. I downloaded some free presets. This one is called coffee morning. Not much else was done. I cropped a LITTLE bit and played with the adjusting tones and added a vignette SLIGHTLY but not enough to almost register. I think it was at a -2.

This one was again Lightroom 3 and it was also a downloaded preset. It is called SEIM Dynamica and it was lighted and the exposure was adjusted slightly to my liking. No vignette added other than the preset one with the action.

This is a preset from a wedding preset called surreal moment. I cropped it and fixed the eyes to pop a little. Tweaked the lightroom settings and exported it went.

If you want the access to the presets let me know. I can send you to the web to get them.

And if you are like me and like free. This edit is all Picnik.

Auto fixed the tone

exposure -5

contrast 11 ( give or take)

Soft focus max radius, smooth the edge hardness,

Eye bright, mascara, teeth whitening. I use the whitening in the corner of the eyes to make them a little brighter.

Vignettes but a soft one.. I don't like the HELLO vignette and have been working on going without or NOTHING or VERY little.

So there you have!! What is your favorite?