I’ve been playing in Photoshop Elements today… I figure the only way to really learn the program is to play with it. This is the product of my playing…
I really love the way the backgrounds turned out… and I’m pretty happy with their sparkly eyes too (honestly, I didn’t realize how lifeless eyes are in pictures SOOC). I’m using Pioneer Woman’s eye technique… slightly modified for my program and for the size of the pictures. I like how they turned out.
I also adjusted the brilliance and warmth of all three pics. I love the vibrant colors. And I’m sure if I sit and look at them long enough, I’ll find a million other things to change… but these are done for now. My goal was to edit them so they look nice and crisp in my header, and I like how my header looks now. Plus, any excuse to play in PSE.
I’m hoping to spend some time taking pics this weekend so I’ll have more to play with; and it’ll give me a chance to play with the settings on my camera too. I’ve been thinking of shooting in RAW but, to be honest, I’m kind of intimidated by it. I really want to learn to use my camera’s full potential though so I can get the best quality SOOC as is possible– less editing is my ultimate goal! Yeah.
I'm a daughter of the King, the Mom of four, step-mom of one; married to my best friend, the greatest Southern gentleman evah! When I'm not chasing kids, refereeing teenage arguments, cooking, cleaning, working my at-home business, or blogging you can find me with my beloved Canon in my hands. I love photography and hope to someday actually be good at it! ;) For now, I'm content with learning the ropes and snapping away as the amateur I am. :)
