Fix-It Friday: Faking HDR

Today’s edit rundown is great action shot of a high school senior (Can’t you just see the skateboard that should be under his feet?!?), shot by Angie Arthur Photography and is used with permission given to IHeartFaces.com and its members.  This week’s edit is an experiment in creating the HDR (high dynamic range) look with a single shot.  (For more information on HDR Photography, go here.)

Here is my final, edited image:

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Fix-It Friday: Retouching Without Losing Those Freckles

Happy Friday!  Today’s edit rundown is of a beautiful, freckled little girl photographed by Rachel Durik and is used with permission given to IHeartFaces.com and its members.  On top of my usual goals of editing, (color/exposure correction, sharpening, retouching out all distractions) it was my goal to emphasize her freckles as I simultaneously retouched her skin.

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