Do you know what I am talking about? I am sure that you have seen all those absolutely AMAZING photos where the colours pop, the eyes sparkle, gorgeous even skin tones ... you know that the photos have been tweaked but if you are like me, have no idea how to do the tweaking.
Today (yes, I was procrastinating), I decided to investigate .... inspired by the photos here and here ... photos that pop, but are still real ... I stumbled across this website which was perfect as there are ACTIONS for Photoshop Elements .... even better still, you can download some free actions to try before you buy ... so that is how I spent my day .... SERIOUSLY, it took my hours to work out how to get the actions from the website to Photoshop Elements ... but persistence pays off and I finally figured it out .... here are some photos that I played with ...
First up is the BEFORE photo straight out of the camera ...
and AFTER some tweaking .... want to see more?
Pretty cool huh!
I know, I went a bit crazy, but it took me so long to figure how how to apply the actions, that once I got the hang of it, I just couldn't stop! I actually bought the Miracle Makeover Actions which are great. I still like my photos to look NATURAL, so these actions are perfect for me.
These photos are my favourites ...
The shadows aren't great (it was the middle of the day after all) but I just love the expression on Freddie's face ... he peeled the madarin, popped a segment in his mouth and said, "It's my mouthguard!" Too funny.
So, now I know a little more about ACTIONS .... all inspired to take some photos this weekend ... thanks for stopping by.
