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I decided today to take some time to participate in I Heart Faces’s Fix-It Friday challenge, so here goes!
Before
After
I used Photoshop Elements 7.0 and did the following:
- Cropped for a closer view and to eliminate the signage & pink flag
- Adjusted the levels for higher contrast
- Added a sepia filter layer set to Overlay
- Decreased saturation and masked out the subject
- Added a deep red filter set to Soft Light
- Masked out the yellow signs in both filter layers
- Created another desaturation layer, masking out everything except the yellow signs
- Added two textures: subtlegrunge7 and subtlegrunge4 from Lost and Taken, decreasing opacity & masking out the subject’s face and neck
- Added the border/flourishes by Amy Teets (Panache kit)
- Added the monogram
I noticed the majority of people are cloning out the yellow and black signs. I made a conscious decision to keep them, because they really fit the grungy look I went with for the photo. I also quite like how the muted yellow constrasts against the aubergine of her dress.
This was fun! Every time I play with a photo like this, I learn more about what I can accomplish in post-processing.
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