I really enjoy doing these fix-it Fridays. It is fun to play around with the photos, and to see how much I have learned about Photoshop. A few months ago I wouldn’t have had a clue how to fix these photos.

Here is the original photo:

And here is my edit:

I used Photoshop CS3 to edit this photo.

I really felt that it would be a better photo if it was cropped. In the original there was too much emphasis on the rock, and not enough on the cute little boy. I cropped it following the rule of thirds to make him the main subject of the photo.

Then I ran one of The Pioneer Woman’s free actions on it–Defog. Next I ran a her boost action. I ended up doing that twice. I played with the opacity a little bit until I liked how it looked. I still felt like it needed a little “punch” so I ran one more of her actions–Fresh and Colorful.

If you have Photoshop and haven’t downloaded Pioneer Woman’s actions, I highly recommend it. They are a lot of fun to play with!

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