Sleeping beauty

[jgrussell]

My grand niece Addyson at eight months (C&C most welcome!):

http://upload.pbase.com/jgr/image/106534387/original.jpg

[xoiceox]

i love this shot!!

[HeatherSik]

very cute.. :)

[jgrussell]

Thanks, folks. She's very hard to get a good shot of when she's awake -- I'd forgotten how active kids are at that age!!

[reneethomas]

Very nicely done!!

[Q-bert]

Nice, clear, sharp, shot. She almost doesn't look real, like a porcelain doll.

On a side not, the shot looks a little yellow on my screen.

[jgrussell]

On a side not, the shot looks a little yellow on my screen.It does look that way, and for the life of me I can't figure out how to lose that color cast. If there is one PP skill I just don't have, that's the one. Anybody got a tutorial?

[tkfoto]

On this one it's easy - do an image/adjust/auto levels.

Doesn't always go quite that quick.

[jgrussell]

Aha! Okay... minus the yellow cast -- is this better?

http://www.pbase.com/image/106555969/original.jpg

[tkfoto]

That looks a bit pinkish. This is what I got from an autolevels...

[jgrussell]

That looks a bit pinkish. This is what I got from an autolevels...I may actually like the pinkish a bit better. But it'll all come down in the end to the important question: what does her mama like? Thanks!

[tkfoto]

I may actually like the pinkish a bit better. But it'll all come down in the end to the important question: what does her mama like? Thanks!

As always...there's "right" and then there's "what sells".

(not that what I posted is "right" - I don't have the sleeping beauty here to judge colors...)

:D

[Q-bert]

I selected the red channel in curves and brought it down a bit.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/148376/original.jpg

[jgrussell]

I selected the red channel in curves and brought it down a bit. Ooooh... I like that. Egads, there is so much to Photoshop I may never learn (and, more, never remember when I need it!). Thanks!

[Kristy]

beautiful.... :) I think the last edit by Q-bert is the best. :)

[jgrussell]

beautiful.... :) I think the last edit by Q-bert is the best. :)I agree -- and his "this is what I did" was very helpful!

[Q-bert]

I agree -- and his "this is what I did" was very helpful!

Glad to be of service. I've learned volumes here myself.

[sunnygirl]

Well done you have pulled off a great closeup shot.:) However I must agree with Kristy and I think Q-bert's edit is the best as it doesn't have the colour casts of the others.

[1shot4u]

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