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We had an awesome day today at a country park nearby. And to top it off, I’ve just spent a couple hours doing my most favourite thing in the world: editing. I just love the editing process and when asked if I prefer LR or PS, I like to answer “Photoshop. Because I like editing to take as long as possible.”
So before I hit the hay, here’s a Before & After recipe for this edit.
- First, I started in Lightroom. I always use LR to cull through my images and choose my keepers.
- I applied a preset from One Willow’s Timeless Collection called Lyric. I’ve used that so many times for so many sessions. Now remember that no action or preset is created to be a one-click fix. You need to then tweak the results for your own photo and I’ve done that here.
- In Photoshop, I applied the Mai Tai texture from Florabella’s textures set 2 using the Florabella textures applicator action. If you haven’t tried her texture applicator action, you’ve just gotta. It automates the texture application process and then gives you a whole host of other options after. Ain’t nothin like it.
- At the end, I cloned out the design on his hat to make it less commercial and more classic {I hate characters, logos, etc.}
- Normally I do a little work on the eyes but this didn’t need it. Oh, and I popped his freckles using the sharpening brush in Florabella’s makeover set. However there are also other ways to do it like you can see in this video tutorial from me about how to edit freckles.
And that’s it! G’night!
