Sweet Little Fix it Friday
>> Friday, October 30, 2009 –
Fix It Friday,
Photography
I've been so busy lately, I've been choosing to not participate in FIF...but this one, I just couldn't resist! How sweet is this little lady?! Here's the before shot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWvHlhAhVDWGaPj-nsadihA_cVfFc_VTjiRcQ-HejOAd02vM1KiG4YN9nfD-_pfcyDg0EuXmiVJmE0VF491zqdMLPYLkPFJgTg_-h64yDnF0ExA7VvoAHhihvZ-xR4w_1IZHsM4O7VAk/s400/girl+pink+bow+before.jpg)
And here are my fixes...
My first pass looks like this - I cropped, rotated, sharpened, and did some lighting stuff all in Lightroom. Then I brought it over to PSE to do the rounded corners.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m53hJhquEVs3P931VIYQ5cyqbFoMuvF2oA23Hg-NiUsqhGRnpP5GP2MmOavMKcFrIJZu_pTYyZNdxZnYPP7End-s945faczTjCNZlpH2GbwRz8ucuxa7G12r2aqoq4DHhraszY_QGaw/s400/girl+pink+bow+after+copy.jpg)
Then I decided to try my hand with overlaying some textures. This first one has sort of a soft, vintage feel to it:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77BCguJr-64Vz-YJxmVCucWrhp29rdounphWt9D5drJG2V9w24jF5Sev85t-2U6xMwCZ0-zkFc5wXh4F9nmS1tm7w5aW8kNNWqnmNlFqAxpwYwozNtiyxkcvAoFSfsLdLZmap03hD95M/s400/girl2.jpg)
I'm not sure about those textures quite yet. I just love the look of a sharp and bright photo. Maybe they'll grow on me...
I love the crisp photos too! Usually with my textures I add a layer mask and mask out the skin so the texture is in the background but not covering up the person.
Good Call on the rounded corners... I like that!
Textures for me seem tricky... I always end up making things/people look like they have small pox or something! Not the best look! I'll have to try Danielle's advice about the layer mask.
Hope you have a great weekend -- get some rest!