Thursday, September 2, 2010

Pixel Perfect's Before and After Blog Hop

Seriously, this will be my last blog hop until Sunday.  I promise.

Recently my little budding photography business had a newborn session, which I LOVED, and this was my ultimate favorite photo of the session.  The SOOC really can stand on its own, but I also saw it's potential in Black and White... so this is what I did:



































So what did I do exactly...

  • Edit in CS3 
  • Adjusted the Curve to lighten the photo (I lighten real high when I'm going to make a photo black and white)
  • Created a Black and White Layer and did NOT adjust the settings
  • Added a soft Brown Solid Color layer and set it to soft light and adjusted the opacity to 60%


That's all folks...

If you want to play along or see other excellent before and afters... click the button below
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13 comments:

  1. love it! ahhh, little babys are the greatest~

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  2. Ohh Jhen! What a perfect capture! Like you said, the SOOC could stand all on its own, but you're right. I visualized a black and white immediately. :) Congrats on the Newborn Session!! Hoping your budding business continues to grow!

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  3. Gorgeous, love it in the warm B and W.

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  4. Oh, I do love it in B&W......GREAT capture though!

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  5. I love it...What a great capture. The SOOC is great but the after is so beautiful. Great job!

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  6. What a beautiful shot of a beautiful moment.!

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  7. Just gorgeous! I love it in B&W!

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  8. Love the b/w with the brown...such a sweet shot!

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  9. Absolutely beautiful. I love that you did a warmer black and white vs a more harsh straight black and white.

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  10. Hi Jhen~ thanks for stopping by my blog! What a sweet comment.
    :-)

    I LOVE your b&w edit, with the warm hint of brown. Just gorgeous. And you're right, the SOOC is lovely too; you captured such a sweet moment.

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  11. What a beautiful picture! I love how you captured the moment:-)

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  12. I LOVE this edit Jhen!!! I can never get the perfect sepia edit but you did it just beautifully!

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