{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #88

It's Friday again! This week went surprisingly fast considering my girls were off from school all week! They were definitely kept busy with sledding, playdates, seeing the Justin Bieber movie and going to The Met. On my end, I pretty much got nothing done and I'm exhausted to boot.

I did want to at least sneak in a Fix It Friday. I recently bought a Photoshop action set from Florabella so I thought I'd play around with that a bit.

Here goes...

Original shot - not mine (SOOC)

First edit - cropped, brightened the eyes, ran the Jane action and tweaked

Second edit - ran the B&W Film action on top of the Jane action and tweaked.

You can check out more edits over at the I Heart Faces site



So far the weekend is NP (no plans), but I'm sure I'll be waking up to many requests!!

Monday's almost here, right?!?

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #87

How has your week been? Sorry I didn't have much time to blog this week. This was a bit of a crazy week - will fill you in on it next week. Next week my girls are off from school so I've got to start coming up with some fun activities for them. Eeeeek!!

In the meantime, here is this week's version of Fix It Friday.

The original shot - not mine:

My first edit I cropped and adjusted levels and sharpness

For the second edit which I like better, I did the same as the first edit and ran a Florabella action called B&W Blush. I then tweaked it by adjusting levels, color balance and sharpness.

Check out some others on IHeartFaces.com.




Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend?

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #86

How has your week been? Mine was spent mostly in front of the computer. I am in the process of redesigning my blog as well as switching over to WordPress. I feel like my progress is so slow but I know I'll get there eventually!

I just took a break from my computer and watched an episode of Glee that was saved on my DVR from last Sunday. That show puts me in such a good mood! The songs are always great and the dance routines are amazing! They always look like they're having so much fun. Just what I needed to get me ready to tackle my blog again. I'm ready though!!

Before I get to my blog, I thought I would do this week's Fix It Friday edit from IHeartFaces.com.

Here's the original shot (not mine - SOOC)

This little one is so cute!! Definitely made it fun to do some editing.

My first edit is pretty straightforward - cropping and tackling the darkness by adjusting levels, and sharpness.

For my second edit, I ran the B&W Film action from Florabella and tweaked it with some color balance and also brightened up the eyes a bit. I really like how it almost has a denim feel to it.

Check out the other submissions at I Heart Faces.




We have some kid related activities this weekend and may do some baking for Valentine's Day.

What about you - anything fun planned?

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #85

Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? Here in NYC it's supposed to snow again tomorrow. The snow hasn't bothered me so far. Not even this morning when I was trying to park my car and got stuck and had to ask my super to give me a push. I'd much rather have cold and snow than heat and humidity!!

This weekend my daughter has 2 more performances of Honk - one of them is even during the Super Bowl. No biggie for us since we're not a big sports family. If I was invited to a Super Bowl party, I would maybe go but just for the food and company - NOT to actually watch the game! Are you into the Super Bowl? What's your favorite game time snack?

My apartment is quiet now - the girls are in school and the hubbs is out and about in the city, so I have some time for a Fix It Friday. It's actually kind of relaxing when you're editing just for fun!

Here's this week's shot SOOC - and as usual NOT mine. I'm only here to edit!

My first edit - crop, adjust color balance, levels and sharpening.

Second edit I used B&W Beauty action from PW with some adjustments.

Check out some others on the I Heart Faces site.


Have a fun weekend!

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #84

Wow! What a crazy week this has been. Much different than I thought it would be at the beginning of the week. I had hopes of a fun yet productive week ending in my daughter's show this weekend. Instead, since Monday night I've been in bed with the flu overdosing on Food Network shows. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE The Food Network, but I think I reached my limit.

Not to mention the blizzard we had - bad enough that they even closed the schools yesterday. My girls were thrilled to be home but that only meant a noisy apt for me. Not the best when you're trying to sleep all day.

I'm starting to feel a bit better - good enough to write this post!!

Here's my edit for this week's Fix It Friday from IHeartFaces.com

The original shot straight out of the camera (not mine)

My edited version:

Crop, B&W Beauty Action from PW Actions, level & sharpness adjustments.

Check out the others on I Heart Faces.




Have a great weekend!

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #83

It's hard to believe we're already at the end of the week. Seems like each week goes faster and faster.

Today we woke up to a snowy morning here in NYC and of course the girls were hoping for school to be closed, but fortunately for me, 3 to 4 inches of snow doesn't call for school closings!!

I had a pocket of quiet time this morning so I thought I would get a jump start on this week's Fix It Friday.

Here is the original photo taken straight out of the camera (SOOC) As a reminder, this is not my photo, it's from a contributor over at the I Heart Faces site.

Here are my 2 edits - I cropped them both and lightened the background. I really wanted the focus to be on the boy and the rock I made a color version as well as black & white. I think I like the black & white one better. I usually do :)

To see more of the edits, check out the site by clicking on the link below.




Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #81

Wow! I'm actually posting my Fix It Fridays edits on Friday! Must be a miracle!!

Here is the shot SOOC (not mine)

Here are my edits using CS4. I did two this time.

The first one I cropped slightly and adjusted the levels and vibrance but did it separately from the girl's jacket.

The second one I cropped more and ran the B&W Beauty action from The Pioneer Woman. I then selected the woman's jacket and adjusted the levels to get more detail.

Check out everyone else's edits by clicking on the I Heart Faces logo.

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #80

Once again, my edits are coming on Saturday. I was at a really special event yesterday in the city and didn't get to it until now. I'll tell you all about the event this week as I go through my photos. I'm also going to have a little giveaway this week so definitely stay tuned!!

So, here's the shot from the Iheartfaces.com site straight out of the camera (not mine)

Here's my final edit:

To check out others, click on the Iheartfaces logo.




Have a great weekend!

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #79

Just practicing some photo edits for Fix It Friday. Yes, I know it's Saturday! I was preparing for a holiday gift show I did today so I didn't get to it yesterday.

Here's the original photo SOOC (not mine)

Here's my edited version:

I cropped to a square, ran the Soft & Faded PW Action, sharpened a bit and added the border.

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #78

Here's my edit for this week's Fix It Friday over on I Heart Faces.

Original Photo: (not mine)

My edited version:

I adjusted the levels to lighten it up, changed the color of the background, adjusted the levels again on just the head area, ran the Boost action from PW Actions and then slightly sharpened.

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #77

Here are my edits for this week's Fix It Friday.

Original Photo (not mine)

My edits:

Crop, ran Boost action from PW Actions

Crop, ran another one of PW Actions. Honestly I got distracted so I can't remember if it was Lovely & Ethereal or Soft & Faded. Sorry!!

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #76

Here are my edits for this week's Fix It Friday hosted by IHeartFaces.com

Original Photo - not mine - only used for editing

Edit #1 - adjusted color balance, levels and sharpened a bit

Edit #2 - same as #1 and then I ran PW's Seventies Action

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #75

Here are my edits for this week's Fix It Friday.

Original Photo (not mine)

My edited version

CS4, cropped, adjusted saturation and levels Adjusted levels on vest and pants separately to bring out some detail. Sharpened slightly.

Check out the other edits on I Heart Faces

{I Heart Faces} Fix It Friday #74

I know it's Saturday but my day was so crazy yesterday!

Here are my photo edits for this week:

Original Photo (not mine)



My edited version:


I use Photoshop CS4

I did an inverse selection on the dog and adjusted the levels

Did a separate level adjustment on the dog

Cropped and deleted a small portion of a pumpkin on the right side