Photoshop

I spent an evening with the fabulous Erin from Pure Wonder. She was so sweet to just hang out with me and teach me some fun things in Photoshop. I like Erin. I like her for lots of reasons. I liked her when I first met her and found out that she was a special ed teacher who wanted to specialize in special needs photography. I smiled inside when I found out. I actually had the same thought when I bought my fancy camera a few years ago. Then, I realized how much work goes into being a professional photographer and I decided I better not quit my day job. :) My hope is that Erin will see how very cool I am and let me second shoot with her on occassion.

Here is my after shot using some of the techniques that Erin taught me. I lightened him up in the levels using just the middle triangle and masking out what I didn't want lightened. Then, I pulled the curves in a little, used Amy Rose's Taste the Ranibow, feel no pain dodging and burning, did an unsharp mask, and finished off with Cinnamon Rose clarity. Fun stuff!
Here is the SOOC file. (Straight Out Of Camera - I just feel very fancy using the big acronym. I won't tell you how long it took me to figure out that one. Ha!)