Friday, June 25, 2010

FIX-IT-FRIDAY

Before
After

Using Picnik:
1. Cropped
2. Adjusted Exposure
3. Adjusted Contrast
4. Applied "Boost"
5. Applied "Posterize"
5a. adjusted number of colors and detail
5b. then faded slightly back to original
6. Applied "Focal Soften"

3 comments:

Vicki said...

This is superb! The best fix I've seen so far on Fix-it-Friday. Very unique. Love the boost in saturation which really complements his tie-dyed shirt... much better, in my opinion, than the faded look most people chose. The icing on the cake is the blur... I certainly wouldn't have thought to blur a photo that was already hazy & then use selective focus on the face but this treatment REALLY WORKS in this case! Love the crop... it breaks the normal composition 'rule' (in a good way!) of having the person looking into the frame vs. out of the frame. And, I love the negative space on the right side of the photo - it really adds a lot of interest to the photo. GOOD JOB!!

Lynda said...

I love picnik! I think I may have kept the whole of him in focus to mimic a true aperture, but I like the blur you've added and the colors are pumped up quite nicely!

PaulaBnap said...

Okay, leaving a comment because you asked people to! This is the first time I've checked out your blog in probably a month or so. Even though we don't always keep up with each other, I really enjoy looking at your posts and reading what you have to say. You are often really funny and I can SO relate to you! Also, I envy how artistically talented you are!