Wednesday, July 09, 2008

lovely

I posted 2 of the same pics of kellen today on flickr;  one in black and white, "windows to the soul",(posted previously below) with just his one eye left blue. the other was the color version of the exact same shot.  i always have difficulty catching the detail in his eyes. they always just look dark. but this shot today  actually caught the flecks in the blue. i tooled it as much as i could in flickr. i was very happy with the black and white, but not so much with the color version. i liked the eyes, but his skin tones were too red ,  the more i toned that down the more i lost the sparks in his eyes. unprompted by me, a lovely flickr friend took that color shot, and with her Photoshop skills she did what i had tried but failed at. this clearly shows that with a good picture and a good program and the skills to use it, magic can happen. thank you Marina. and soon i too shall have this lovely PS program thanks to the love of another flickr sister (heather my ttv master) ! AND lessons!!! what a blessing flickr has been for me! in friends and knowledge. thanks all.


WOWZA!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats wonderful! I'm wondering if a strong horizontal crop might be even more striking? Not that K's nose isn't adorable, but it might be taking some focus away from those eyes.

amy turn sharp said...

lovely!

Kristin Zecchinelli said...

not a bad idea erin, but i love the light on his cheek and the fuzz on his face a little too much in this shot. but that is just me. i am biased ya know ;)

Anonymous said...

Dreamy!
Thank goodness for Flickr Chickrs!

Heather said...

It should be arriving at your door any day now.

I think I'm as excited as you!

*Kisses* for Kellen. He is beautiful.