Edit Me Challenge

So,  from some prodding and reminding from my online friend Branson I remembered to enter the Edit Me Challenge this week....and I am so glad that I did! The subject matter of the image is one of my favorite things to take photographs of, an old barn. (My other fave's are old windows, doors and hardware!!) This week's image is provided by Sarah from the Stiles Files...thanks for the amazing image Sarah!
Here's my edit...what do you think?

This week I just went with a clean, color pop edit. I love the image as it is...just with a little photoshop pop!
1) I started off with cloning out the two power lines that were going through the middle of the image. 
2) Next up I sharpened the image.
3) Then I did a couple of curves layers to bring out the red on the barn, the green in the field and the blue in the sky.
4) I then added a little haze & tint to the image and did a little burning around the edges to add more focus to the barn in the middle.
ps. Head on over to the Edit Me Challenge to see all of the other amazing edits from this week!!
pps. Did I tell y'all that I won the last Edit Me Challenge that I entered?!? How awesome is that...I was so excited and I just got my prize in the mail yesterday and I LOVE it! I think that I will be buying something else from the shop for my office...Head on over to Etched & Sketched to check out their awesome prints!

Edit Me Challenge

It has been so, so, so long since I participated in one of these challenges! Last night when I was catching up on some blog reading (wowza was I behind...way, way behind. sorry friends!) I saw the preview post on my friend Branson's blog and I decided to try my hand at the image. Let me tell you this image was so inspirational...and I had so much fun with it! (Thanks for supplying the image & judging this week Andi!!)

My steps:1) Sharpened the image2) Curves layer to brighten the shadows up a bit3) Got rid of what looked like bruises on the leg4) Adjustment layer to pop the color on the dress & cute shoes5) Added a little haze to give it a vintage look6) Finally I added a texture layer and masked off the little sweetie so it wasn't on her. 
Isn't this just the sweetest photo?!? AHHH I LOVE it!

Make sure to head over to the Edit Me Challenge website to check out the other great edits and possibly do one yourself!! 

Edit Me - Week 14 {A Vintage Fishing Vessel}

This week's challenge over at My Reflection of Something was FUN! (Yep..that's fun with all CAPS, baby!)

As soon as I saw the image supplied by Amy it spoke to me and asked me to add some vintage lovin' to it! And since I am such a pleaser, I did just what the photo asked for...black & white vintage with some texture.

Check out my edit and let me know what you think!

My edit

Amy's original photo

My steps were:
1) Cropped the image
2) Sharpened it
3) Used Totally Rad's Brooklyn B&W action
4) Burned the edges & faded out the background to get rid of the stuff on the horizon
5) Added some layers of texture from Totally Rad actions


I'm really happy with how it turned out...it's just as I imagined it to be!