Kennesaw photographer {before and after Friday}

Hey there! It is again time for {before and after Friday}! Man, I cannot believe that it arrived so quickly! This week, I have a photo that was submitted to me by one of my readers for me to edit. If you would like to have a photo considered for next weeks {before and after Friday}, please send it to me at stephenie@daisykey.com by Thursday. In order to have your photo considered, you must like my business page here, and your photo must be straight out of your camera(the larger the better) and must be well exposed(not too dark or too light) and in focus. So here we go!

 

I pulled this photo straight into LR(lightroom) where I brightened it up a bit and warmed up the white balance. I also upped the blacks to define her from the background a little. From there, I opened it up in PS(photoshop). I used a curves layer to "defog" the picture and an adjustment layer to selectively add contrast to the blacks as well as the neutrals, and to whitened the whites. She had a hot spot(bright shiny circle) on her cheek from the flash that was used so I used the patch tool to get rid of it. I then used the burn tool with a small and soft brush on a low opacity to darken her lash line so her eyes would pop a little more. I also saturated the reds in her lips only so they wouldn't be as pale(flash tends to wash you out, especially for blue eyed blondes) I also lowered the brightness on her jersey only using a layer mask. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! Remember to submit your {before and after Friday} pictures to me by this Thursday!