I Can’t Let Go Of My Past: Before/After

At November 18, 2012
By Lotus Carroll
In Before/After, Photography, Processing
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Before

I used the preset “Klang Retro” as the jumping off point for my processing of this photo. You can find that in a free pack of presets here. I’ve used them all at some point, and like them.

The following photo shows the area I affected with my brush stroke. You can click on the photo to get a larger version and look to the specs in the upper right to see the adjustments I made in that area.

After

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If I Can Just Make It To The Light

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It’s Coming For Us, She Whispered

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Because We All Know Vaginas Can’t Run

Conversation. Yesterday. Early morning. Cold(ish).

Me: So, we’re going to go running as soon as we get home from dropping Braden off, right?

John: *look of pain* No, it’s too cold. I’m not doing it.

Quiet moment.

Me: So, I just asked you if we were going to go running, and you said, “No, I’m a giant vagina.” Is that what you just said? ‘Cause that’s what I heard.

John: Yes. I am a giant vagina.

Me: Okay. I’m glad we got that settled.

These are the days of our lives.

PS: It is rare that I publish a post without a photo, but I think we all know that you appreciate the fact that I didn’t stage the appropriate photo for this one. You’re welcome.

I Can’t Let Go Of My Past

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And Then He Was Six: Before/After

At November 11, 2012
By Lotus Carroll
In Before/After, Photography, Processing
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Photo Previously Posted Here

Camera: Canon 7D
Processing: Lightroom

There’s a lot going on with this one and the history looks a bit busy and confusing. Ignore the stuff at the top. Wherever you see adjustments that don’t have values to the right, that means I was doing paintbrush/clone work on specific areas of his face and adjusting what was happening there, rather than making a global adjustment. In this photo I removed several random little flecks of dirt off of his face (he had been playing outside in the sprinkler). I also got rid of a couple of red marks. If you look at his mouth on the before photo you’ll see that one of his front teeth is kind of yellow – he hit it very hard on the side of the tub when he was about 2. Sometimes I adjust that in photos, sometimes I don’t – I did here. I brightened the teeth overall as well. Additionally, I brightened his eyes, and I painted over the general area of his face around his eyes to remove shadows. Everything else should be straightforward.