road map ii

               Jaelynn; Sado Island, Japan 2009         Jaelynn; Sado Island, Japan 2009

Road Map {Prediction}:

- adjust levels {bring out the background}

- adjust curves {make sure not to let her dissolve into the background}

- crop or edit out the foot

Road Map {Actual}:

- cropped out foot on right

- adjusted levels {brought out the background}

- adjusted curves {separated her from the background}

- adjusted brightness

- lasso'd and created a new layer for the background

- adjusted background layers

- had to go back in and try to blend/blur/heal her outline {the most obvious screw up is her left hand -__- } and then i had to go back in and painstakingly paint back in the colors of the background to help blend it better. i have learned i hate the healing tools.

- lasso'd and created a new layer for her obi {sash/tie}

- adjusted the levels on the obi to bring out the neon color

i like that the adjustments on this photo make such a huge difference.  there is a bit of noise though, but i think it adds to the photo and makes it look like a film print.  also, the darkness that was brought out in the shadows really helped give the photo depth.

xo