It’s time for Fix-It Friday at I Heart Faces!
This was such a fun edit this week! I love how Angie caught a sweet moment of her son at play. The motion blur adds so much personality and I really love how she composed the photo. I love the depth of field and the leading lines and the color… this is just such a cool image! I really wanted to bring out the gorgeous fall colors that are somewhat hiding in there and bring the focus right to Angie’s son.
1. The first thing I did, as I almost always do, is add a Levels Adjustment Layer. I brought the two outside sliders in towards the middle just a bit to give a little color and contrast boost and lift the digital haze.
2. For the next few steps, I turned to my actions and Photo Veils from Love that Shot. All of the actions I used are available free to Love that Shot members! First I ran the Technicolor action. This really gives a nice boost to the colors, more than the Levels adjustment.
3. Next I thought the photo could be a little warmer so I ran the Warming action.
4. Then I applied three Photo veils: Brave, Northern Lights and Serenity. I set them all to Soft Light blending mode and adjusted the opacity on each.
5. I ran the A Little Lighter action, used a large, soft brush and painted over Angie’s son to bring him out of the background a bit.
6. Finally, I sharpened the photo using the High Pass Filter.
And that’s it! I love falling back to my Photo Veils when I want to do a quick and easy edit! They’re so fun! 
Michelle Johnson is a fine art photographer and the co-founder of Love That Shot, a website for photographers with tutorials, workshops and fun products! Find her at her blog, My Two Seasons, and her website, Love That Shot.
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Great edit! I love the original image, and your edit really makes it sing!
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