March 3, 2008

March 4, 2008 *cropping*

The original.


The Crop. In color.



Tighter. Black and white.

Okay, my settings were: (manual) 1/125, 4, ISO 640. 100mm, 5D. ACR: increased brightness +53 (from +50). Color- defog, slight color pop with channel mixer, screen light layer at low opacity. BnW: ran my recipe, then added duplicate layer with increased contrast and decreased brightness.

I had a lot of fun with this conversion, I have to admit. TFL, and as usual, all comments (most especially HHCC) is wholeheartedly embraced!

~~* Thanks for the kind words about my grnadmother last week. She is happily settled into a beautiful spot, where my dd K. believes she is living in her very own castle that she is kind enough to share with others. Yes, it's that perfect of a fit. We had very few bumps along the way, other than a few odd family dynamics as we should probably expect. Truely, it is all as it should be. Next weekend, we'll clean abd lock up the old place, and then be able to focus on the present fully. Thanks also for the requests of pics of my grandmother; she refuses photos at this point, but I'll look up a few old but goodies. *~~

16 comments:

Amy said...

Beautiful, I really like your crop! How sweet what K. says about where your grandmother lives.

Shanna Jones said...

Great crop! Love the last one!

Anonymous said...

Cute shot I like the colored crop best.

Bobbi said...

I love that tight crop in b/w! Lovely shots, the pearls are a great touch.

Val said...

Love the B&W

pat said...

Nice tight crop on the last one, and the conversion is really dreamy. Such a soft look. Hope all goes well with your grandmother. It is so hard when they have to make that transition; what a sweet interpretation your DD had.

Danielle said...

Love the blck n whte and the crop on it. Very pretty.

Shawna said...

I love the crop on these! The conversions are really great too!

Becky said...

I like that tight crop and the b/w of the last one. Glad your gram is settled in!

Margaret said...

I really like the tightly cropped on, too. Your BW conversion is fabulous!:)

Kristina said...

I'm so impressed that you know how to do all that Photoshop stuff! My favorite is the black and white one. I just wish I could see her eyes a bit better. Maybe it's because I've been itching to cut my own dd's hair. :)

Anonymous said...

What a cutie. I really love the one that is in color.

Amy said...

I vote for #2! #3 crop works, but I really love the soft coloring in the first two. Don't you love playing in PS?

Debbi said...

These are all great, but I think my favorite is the last one. I really like the tighter crop on it.

Mom2Drew said...

Hmmm, I like the tight crop for sure, really draws attention to that cute face. I do like the color version on this one best.

pakosta said...

awesome crop! just beautifuL!!!!!
tara