I was planning on taking a night off from editing, but then I got this absolutely stunning photo from Sarah and I just had to have a play. I love everything about it. The point of view with slightly up-angle. The bokeh is dreamy, the light on his face is perfect. And of course, his expression is adorable and the positioning of his body shows great movement and action.
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MCP Actions‘ ‘eye doctor’ (available for PSE)
MCP Actions’ ‘snap’ sharpening action from the ‘quickie collection’
Totally Rad’s ‘pro retouch’ action which gives you layers for painting on skin
Totally Rad’s ‘contrast +luma’ action from the ‘daily grind’ set
Totally Rad’s ‘green with envy’ from the ‘daily grind’ set. With it, you paint on green places to brighten, add luminosity, contrast and sharpen
From the NEW Florabella Luxe actions set, I used ‘Mademoiselle’. This is the action which made the most drastic difference in the photo. Because this was a JPG and those actions are made for RAW, I simply took the opacity down by half to lessen the extreme results. (these actions are now also available for PSE)
Also from the Florabella Luxe set, I ran ‘light haze’ and ‘highlight hero’
THANKS, SARAH. EVERYONE KEEP THOSE SHOTS COMIN! SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO EH@ELIZABETHHALFORD.COM
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