Fix-It Friday #45

    I had lots of fun fixing this sunny picture of a cute little girl. Click on the logo below for more fixes.

                              Here’s the original picture.

“This week's photo comes from Caroline at Frogmum. She writes: ‘My daughter is standing in our front garden - I was laying down. It was a beautiful day, but her face was in full shade & looks a bit blurry. She looks too dull against the blue sky. I'd like to be able to pull the whole thing up and make her pop out without losing the beauty of that blue sky.’“

                              Here’s my first fix. The first thing I did was crop the picture to a 5 x 7 to get closer to the girl.

                              I selected just the girl and adjusted levels and dodged to lighten her face and make her stand out more.

                              Next added a soft light layer to add some “pop” and bumped up the saturation before sharpening.

                                I had to try a vignette. I like how it emphasizes the cute little girl even more.

                                   Last of all I tried some fun texture.