It's "Fix it Friday!"

Over at I Heart Faces it is "Fix it Friday."

Todays picture is preparing us for the wonders of Fall.

If you're not familiar with what it's about, "Fix it Friday" is where you take a photo provided by I Heart Faces and edit it to your liking.

In my case I edited my photo in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Let me know what you think or what you would have done differently!

The steps I took:

• First, I sharpened and cropped the image.
• Next I chose to brighten the image a bit.
• I then decided to add some vivid color to the image.
• I chose to perform a photshop action known as "Urban Grit" to add some uniqueness.
• I then whitened the whites in the photo
• I brightened and defined the eyes.
• I softened the skin just a touch.
• I put a slight vignette around the photo.
• I added a warming filter (twice).
• I upped the contrast and shadows slightly.
• Lastly, I darkened certain areas of the photo to focus more on the center point. 

Now here are the before & after photos:

The Original

Edited by: April Russell Photography