Comments before I make a print please...

07/05/2006 12:16:06 PM · #1

This is my cousin Maddy. She's 6 months old. Some of you might remember her. She had lung surgery 3 months ago and it is absolutely wonderful that she is still here! She had her check up Monday and is doing even better at healing than could have been hoped for. I took this picture yesterday and would like to make a print for her parents. Does it look OK? Anything need to be changed?

07/05/2006 12:22:09 PM · #2

Cute picture, cute baby! My first thought was "needs a tighter crop" so I opened it in PS to see what crop might work best, well.... then I played with it a bit.... because I do that... anyway, shifted the purple to blue to match her eyes. :)

07/05/2006 12:28:16 PM · #3

I like that alot Cindi. How do you do the color shift?

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07/05/2006 12:30:43 PM · #4

:) I actually did a very sloppy job of it, but goes like this:

Image/Adjust image/Replace color. Choose the purple color in your image and use the Hue slider to shift to blue :) That make sense?

Message edited by author 2006-07-05 12:49:46.

07/05/2006 12:34:58 PM · #5

I did it! Looks like I'll have to figure out how to go around her head though. For some reason that's staying purple.

07/05/2006 12:35:54 PM · #6

Originally posted by kdsprog:

I did it! Looks like I'll have to figure out how to go around her head though. For some reason that's staying purple.

When you select the purple, hold shift and click around a few places (especially around the head) so that you get all of the shades of purple. :)

07/05/2006 12:47:33 PM · #7

Thanks Cindi! I hope her parents like it.

bowronfam3

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/05/2006 12:52:19 PM · #8

Hey! Here's my go at it...cute baby!

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I removed the distracting shadows, the folds in the background, changed the background coloration to better suit the baby's eyes, shadow/highlight fliter, and a "radiance" filter.

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07/05/2006 12:53:12 PM · #9

Originally posted by kdsprog:

Thanks Cindi! I hope her parents like it.

Yay! I'm sure they will be thrilled, Kelli! :D