banana-rama

SOOC

edit 1

to edit this photo:

• cropped it
• sharpened
• used the color creative yesteryear preset in lightroom 3
• adjusted the levels
• adjusted the curves
• adjusted brightness and contrast

edit 2

tried the anthropomorphism: giving life to fruit tutorial over at paper heart camera.  not quite as good as i had hoped for, but i am pleased considering i have never done anything like this.

edit 3

yellow tint added.

say cheese!

SOOC

edit 1

here are the steps i took to edit this photo:

1. crop
2. adjusted levels to brighten
3. adjusted curves
4. sharpen
5. used clone tool to remove picture frame on the left in the background and the wooden tv trays on the right hand side.

edit 2

added the first half of the Pioneer Woman's B&W action.

tuesday photo challenges | my bundled up snow baby

SOOC

edit

i adjusted the levels to brighten then softened it a bit.  in a new layer, i added a touch of rosy cheeks and brightened the eyes some.  lastly, i added a soft white matte frame and adjusted the opacity.

tuesday photo challenges | 4 days until christmas

our LOVE for our Lord Jesus Christ is pure and true. He definitely is THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. i thank Him for this life i have and for jason, my children, my family, and friends.  without Him my life has no meaning, without Him i am lost.




every morning i enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee. plain. no sugar. no milk or creamer.

and maybe, just maybe, a candy cane if it is christmas time.

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after

i adjusted the white balance and then ran the paper mama's brighten me action. lastly, i added the bokeh texture background to hide some of the noise and added a slight gaussian blur.

be sure to jump around and check out all the other entries into this week's photo challenges.

**REMINDER**  

TWO GIVEAWAYS RIGHT NOW!

16 photo new year's cards from pear tree greetings. ends january 1, 2011

carmex moisture plus ultra hydrating tinted lip balms. ends january 5, 2011

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