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I mean, really I do. What other computer program in the world allows you to take a somewhat average capture and turn it pretty?
So much fun.
For those of you curious about how I did this, it’s one of my upcoming presets plus some dodge/burn around her eyes. Oh, I also added a solid color layer in yellow and put the blending mode on “overlay” and lowered the opacity to about 10%. Then I did a little bit of a high-pass sharp on her eyes/face, erased it off her skin, and added some blur. I do all sorts of things with blur, probably too much to explain in a post.
Hope you all like it! As always, I love hearing from ya. Have a great evening! – PB
Oh, and also, I received about a dozen emails on my last post, mostly along the lines of “Amen, Sister!” For those of you who slyly sent me an email, but were too shy to comment, I’m glad you liked it. And I promise, I’ll keep it our little secret. Until next time…..
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Lori - Hi Patti!
Just wanted to thank you for all the tips and tutorials you post!!!
I was curious, do you mainly use gaussian filter for your blur?
Thanks a bunch and
Merry Christmas!
Lori
Paula Reynolds - This is amazing. I love how her eyes look so much like the peacock feather. Incredible. You. Are. Awesome.
Patti - Megan, this one was a bit of a process b/c it was so wonky to begin with (we had NO light at this point in the shoot….) but it really only took about 5 minutes. Combo’d a little dodging, added a texture, and lightened it a bit. Added some blur too, which I love to do. I know that isn’t really step-by-step, but it’s a bit much for me to type out these days – just so busy right now. I’ll try to do more tutorials soon for you all.
Thanks for the kind words – PB
Oh, and I would think so – you can do a TON with elements – it’s very powerful. Just work a little at a time on it. I’ve been at this for a while now, so you learn as you go.
Megan - Seriously, how did you do this!? So amazing! I have photoshop elements. Is it possible to do this sort of thing in elements?