Sunday morning before and after

I like to edit my sister's photos because she gets awesome wildlife shots on the farm. Here's a Sunday morning before and after.



What I did:

• I first warmed it up with a curve adjustment. You can also try Pioneer Woman's "warmer" action from her free action set.
• I painted on color pop on the deer. You can do this using a layer adjustment with a dramatic curve adjustment (here's how to do that here). Then apply a layer mask while holding down the alt key. This will make the layer adjustment invisible until you paint it on with a brush.
• Next I painted on some faux shallow depth of field. You can do this by using the layer adjustment/masking technique above and running a lens blur filter.
  
• Finally I sharpened it up. Try the free MCP Action for high-definition sharpening.

Before:



After:



More before-and-after editing with my sister Steph's nice animal photography:

• Cow edit using all free actions
  
• Cat edit using free editing website pixlr.com

Want me to edit one of your photos? Send it to chateauwhitman [at] gmail.com . Note that by submitting a photo, you are giving me permission to use it on this blog.