tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10417232318662672042024-03-21T22:21:27.948-05:00Edit Me ChallengeEdit Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13295888665026592300noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-59573063096936148942013-05-14T14:06:00.004-05:002013-05-14T14:06:38.548-05:00Softening Skin in Photoshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Softening or Smoothing Skin in Photoshop</h3>
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In my opinion (being a natural light photographer) photographing clients outdoors is ideal. However, in full natural light all of our skin's uniqueness tends shows up! To the naked eye the subject is moving and little details aren't as noticable, but once captured, frozen in time, every little detail starts to show. </div>
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As a photographer, I like the details but I don't want those details to keep us from seeing the beauty of the moment! So, even on the softest littlest of skin, I like to do a little smoothing. </div>
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My favorite way to accomplish this in Photoshop is using a CoffeeShop Action. They are free (please donate to the site) and easy to use! I can use the same basic concepts and create this look myself, but Rita does it brilliantly. For this tutorial I used Powder Room 3. </div>
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My steps:<br />(1) Run Power Room 3 in photoshop<br />(2) Use white soft brush at 100% to soften skin<br />(3) Adjust opacity of layer to likeness<br />(4) Pick Eye Define Layer and not only define eyes but go over the lines in and around the face to give them a little more definition. </h4>
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Sometimes I use the whitening layers and brightening if needed. </div>
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When I'm done I merge the layers and continue adjustments. </div>
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The difference is subtle but needed!</div>
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Don't forget to link up!</h3>
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-7376513985648084842013-05-07T15:17:00.002-05:002013-05-07T16:27:26.941-05:00MAY CHALLENGE!Welcome back for the May Challenge! I'm hoping to get a few more of you guys editing and linking up this month so be sure to share on Facebook, Twitter, and your blogs!<br />
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I started photographing this little girl's little brother in January and get to spend a year (hopefully longer) watching them grow. During his sessions we try to squeeze in a few with big sister and she just steals the show! If you'd like to see a few more of their previews, you can see them by liking <a href="http://www.facebook.com/graymornings" target="_blank">Gray Mornings Photography</a> on Facebook.<br />
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While I'm recruiting guest posters, we may not see many tutorials mid-month unless I have the time to write them myself. Fortunately, Anne from Hot Coffee Mama explained her steps for us to add a sunflare in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0093FROFM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0093FROFM&linkCode=as2&tag=behithecamean-20">Adobe Elements</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=behithecamean-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0093FROFM" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> so I will be featuring her edit and tutorial with you guys today! </div>
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Head over to <a href="http://hotcoffeemama.blogspot.com/2013/04/edit-me.html" target="_blank">Hot Coffee Mama </a>and I'm sure Anne would be glad to answer any questions you have!<br />
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-60079525361575890982013-04-02T00:29:00.000-05:002013-04-02T00:36:45.449-05:00Edit Me is back! April Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello long lost Edit Me friends! Anyone still out there? I sure hope so.</div>
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I've given this blog and challenge much thought over the last few months. I have even sought advice from friends in the blogging community about just what to do with this space. Finally, I have reached a decision because I terribly miss this learning forum that was once pretty great here, I am officially bringing The Edit Me Challenge back! </div>
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I will probably be tweaking the site a little over the next month or two. For now, it will be just me, Stephanie, with hopefully some guest editors, teachers, and advisers. I hope to make this a place where new photographers can come to learn from those with experience and connect with those who are also just starting out. </div>
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<li><b>Monthly Photo Challenges - </b>On the first Tuesday each month there will be a new challenge posted. The photos you will see will come from photographers/bloggers who already have a pretty good grasp on how to use their camera. This challenge will be about growing your skills in editing. The purpose will be to take a well composed photo (with room for improvement) and making it the best it can be so the client cannot resist. There will be a link up open throughout the month to submit your edit. </li>
<li><b>Editing Tutorials </b>- In the weeks in between challenges there will be posts from experienced photographers (hopefully some who've been here and grown) showing you their own tips and tricks to make that finished product their customer cannot refuse!</li>
<li><b>Feedback & Features - </b>On the fourth Tuesday of the month some of you will be featured in a feedback and features post. To be featured, you must have linked up to the challenge and share some tips and tricks about how you edited the photo! I will ask other photographers to anonymously critique the chosen edits and possible offer some tips on how to make it even better OR maybe just an easier way to get the same effect.</li>
<li><b>Sponsorship </b>- For now, we won't have any prizes or winners, I will be working on a new featured button for you to grab. Also, Edit Me will be accepting sponsorship and ad swapping beginning in May. I am looking for sponsors to be photo blogs and shops looking to get more exposure, shops that sell actions, textures and templates for photographers, or businesses that provide services and or products for photographers. </li>
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Now, here's what you have all been waiting for... this months photo. This is from a recent portrait session with a very busy little girl. This photo has the potential to be so much more than it already is. I can't wait to see how you guys rise to the challenge! </div>
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<li style="font-family: Nobile; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail! <b><i>(NOTE: We will not have photo thumbnails this month)</i></b></span></li>
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<li style="font-family: Nobile; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to use the<strong> #editmechallenge</strong> hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. </span></li>
<li style="font-family: Nobile; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The linky will open at the time of the post on Tuesday, April 2nd and end April 30th. </span></li>
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Hi guys! I'm so sorry I let so much time go by without picking a winner or even updating. Edit Me has just become the last thing on the thousand mile long list! I actually just got back to my personal blog for the first time since Thanksgiving! With such a busy holiday schedule, a sick baby, and a sick mommy (me) over the past two weeks, I just haven't had the chance to do anything but the necessary.</div>
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We are all fine! Thank you for the comment and email Amy. So very sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! </div>
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After my one year old put my iPhone in a cup of coffee about a month ago, I haven't reloaded the Edit Me gmail back to my phone, but I will and I would love to hear all of your thoughts! I know we've already scaled down, but I just don't see how I can feasably continue this challenge every week. I really enjoy this format and would love some feedback from all of you! I want to keep challenges going, but I just don't have time to seek out guest judges, sift through photos, etc every week. </div>
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<strong>For now, we are going to take a holiday break!</strong> I really hope you guys enjoy the holidays and get to spend time with your families. I'd love to keep up with you guys in the meantime so please visit<a href="http://www.behindthecameraanddreaming.com/" target="_blank"> my blog</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephaniesclark" target="_blank">personal facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephaniesclark" target="_blank">twitter</a>, or instagram @stephaniesclark (it's the best!). </div>
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For those of you wondering about Branson, her mom, etc. You can head over to her <a href="http://www.myreflectionofsomething.net/" target="_blank">blog</a>. She updates once or twice a week or follow her on instagram @bransonlee. Please continue to pray as her mom goes through chemo.</div>
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<li><a class="link" href="http://seeingbeautybyamanda.blogspot.com/2012/11/photo-edits-111212.html" target="_blank" title="Go to http://seeingbeautybyamanda.blogspot.com/2012/11/photo-edits-111212.html (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">amanda</span></b></a></li>
<li><a class="link" href="http://littleadventures-als.blogspot.com/2012/11/photo-edits-111912.html" target="_blank" title="Go to http://littleadventures-als.blogspot.com/2012/11/photo-edits-111912.html (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">amy</span></b></a></li>
<li><a class="link" href="mailto:flickr.com/photos/50006922@N08/8200792627/in/photostream" target="_blank" title="Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/50006922@N08/8200792627/in/photostream (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Lynnel</span></b></a></li>
<li><a class="link" href="http://www.starone.dk/b8/?page_id=442" target="_blank" title="Go to http://www.starone.dk/b8/?page_id=442 (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Mariane</span></b></a></li>
<li><a class="link" href="http://vickiesscrapbookingandtidbits.blogspot.com/2012/11/edit-me-challenge-double-pics.html" target="_blank" title="Go to http://vickiesscrapbookingandtidbits.blogspot.com/2012/11/edit-me-challenge-double-pics.html (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">vickie</span></b></a></li>
<li><a class="link" href="http://wp.me/p29tCW-4g" target="_blank" title="Go to http://wp.me/p29tCW-4g (opens in a new window)"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Kaylene</span></b></a></li>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-68289235225236631112012-11-13T23:59:00.000-06:002012-11-13T23:59:00.448-06:00Edit Me Challenge 11.14.12Hi guys! I'm super excited about this week. First, I'm no longer sick and neither is my child *knock on wood* and can focus a little on something else. woo hoo! Secondly, I'm judging this week and I have something a little different and special.<br />
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I'm giving you guys <b>two photos</b> and <b>two weeks</b> to edit them! Since we are celebrating Thanksgiving next week, I'm going to give you guys until <b>Saturday, November 24th </b>at Midnight to link up! So, if you are too busy this week with preparations then when you're stuffed and bored come by and edit away. You can only link one photo for judging, please specify in your post or comments (flickr) which photo you are entering. You CAN use both photos. A collage for example will be judged as one photo. HAVE FUN!<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the </span><a href="http://flickr.com/groups/editmechallenge" style="color: #179893; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: inherit;">flickr pool</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!</span></li>
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<b>Thanks SO much to our wonderful judge this week! Make sure you stop by her blog and tell her thanks!</b><br />
<b>Here's what Marilyn had to say about this week's edits and her top 3!</b><br />
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I couldn't help but look over again and again.. Congratulations....</div>
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**~*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Third Place ~ </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Smriti</b>*~** </div>
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I absolutely love the feel of the edited photo. The clouds POP, and the </div>
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subtle hdr effect is simply wonderful.. Great tones and a </div>
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beautiful edit overall.. Perfect touch to the photo Smriti.. !!</div>
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**~*<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Second Place ~</span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Media</b>*~** </div>
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I love her versatile her edit is, totally out the box and unique!</div>
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memory to last a lifetime.. Great editing Media..</div>
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<br />Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-29334075649130715212012-10-30T00:15:00.006-05:002012-10-30T00:17:21.287-05:00Winners!<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Thanks for another great week Edit Mers! Hope you'll join us again for the next challenge! Our judge this week was </b><b style="text-align: center;">Amy, head over and visit Little Adventures and check out her work <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amylillianphotography/" target="_blank">here</a>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hey everyone. My name is Amy. I am married to my best friend and we have one son who just turned four, Wyatt. We are </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">in our second year of homeschooling. I never knew how amazing that would be and how it would be such a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">growth experience for my son and I. Photography has been a love of mines for a few years now, but since the birth of my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">son in 2008, it truly became a passion. I love taking photos, scrap-booking, reading, a good movie, spending time with old friends </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">and making new ones via my blog. </span></span></blockquote>
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You guys made it near impossible to choose winners this week. WOW. I am beyond stunned by the creativity and the talent that you ladies possess. Thank You to all of you for taking the time out of your lives to edit my lighthouse photo, and a big thank you again for the Edit Me Challenge letting me Guest Judge this week. </span><br />
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I thought this was an amazing edit. The addition of the lake behind it truly gave it a different perspective. Great Cloning and lovely editing!<br />
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I am in awe. This photo reminded me of something I would see in an old Bahamian history book of Hope Town, Abaco. This is our candy stripe lighthouse. This just brought back so many memories of looking through old albums that my grandparents have. Well Done Marilyn. The addition of the dinghy was perfect.<br />
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-63514280678156324962012-10-23T22:29:00.000-05:002012-10-23T22:29:57.239-05:00Edit Me Challenge 10.24.12<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Hi guys! Thanks for stopping by. If you're new here check out <a href="http://www.editmechallenge.blogspot.com/p/the-guidelines.html" target="_blank">our guidelines</a> and see just how everything works around here. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd like to take a moment to make a small request to make this challenge a little more </span>efficient<span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I totally get making your photos unright-clickable (that's a word I totally checked. no. no I didn't) however, it takes just that much more time to do a winners post. Most of you blog and know already how long it takes to create a carefully thought out, edited post, with the photos <i>just </i>the right size, etc. So, if you disable the right click function on your blog, please send me a copy of your photo that you've entered for the challenge each week to our<a href="mailto:editmechallenge@gmail.com" target="_blank"> edit me email</a>. If I don't have a copy via email and you are chosen as a Top 3 winner, you will only see a link to your blog post or flickr account in the winners post, without showing off your actual photo. </b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hey everyone. My name is Amy. I am married to my best friend and we have one son who just turned four, Wyatt. We are </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">in our second year of homeschooling. I never knew how amazing that would be and how it would be such a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">growth experience for my son and I. Photography has been a love of mines for a few years now, but since the birth of my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">son in 2008, it truly became a passion. I love taking photos, scrap-booking, reading, a good movie, spending time with old friends </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">and making new ones via my blog. </span></span></i></blockquote>
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<b><i> I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to edit my photo, they were all fantastic and it was super hard to only choose 3!</i></b><br />
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-61716542408006550022012-10-16T23:59:00.000-05:002012-10-16T23:59:00.398-05:00Edit Me 10.17.12 This week we have a great photographer and edit me regular! Last week's winner, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78234591@N03/8075018183/in/photostream" target="_blank">Julie</a>! Follow along with this week's challenge on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!<br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I am a stay at home mama with 4 children. I started photo editing on a limited basis after my first child was born. I worked on </span><span style="color: #222222;">scrap booking</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> projects and similar things for a few years. When my Mom died in 2008, I started pursuing this hobby more seriously. It became a sort of outlet for me. I have continued to learn and grow, since then, in both photography and editing. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Julie doesn't currently have a blog, we'd love to see a blog from her though! She always does such a great job here on the challenge! You can check out her work <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78234591@N03/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the </span><a href="http://flickr.com/groups/editmechallenge" style="color: #179893; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: inherit;">flickr pool</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like to post multiple edits, <strong>specify which one is your choice for judging</strong>. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to use the<strong> #editmechallenge</strong> hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. </span></li>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-69732160010900912692012-10-15T22:24:00.002-05:002012-10-15T22:24:43.156-05:00Winners<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Thank you everyone who entered an edit of this BEAUTIFUL photo! I hope you saw my portrait <a href="http://www.behindthecameraanddreaming.com/" target="_blank">tutorial</a> and will tell me what you think! Connect with the group via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/behindthecameraanddreaming" target="_blank">twitter </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">facebook</a>!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi! I’m so excited to be a judge for the Edit Me Challenge this week! I’m a part time photographer and full time wife (to Mike) and mom to our 4 wonderful kids. Most of my time is spent home schooling our children. I think my love of photography was born from a desire to capture all the little details and moments in our children’s lives - the little fingers, toes, the silly toothless grins. I love to watch people – to see their expressions, capture their emotions. My own style of editing is very clean. I like to draw out the colors, sharpness and richness of the life around us. The great thing about photography is how personalized it is. You could have 5 photographers taking pictures of the same thing and get COMPLETELY different interpretations – it is truly art. Thank you so much for taking the time to edit my photo. I’m looking forward to your interpretation!</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Wow! You have no idea how difficult it was to choose my top 3 edits!</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">My <strong>#1 Edit</strong> is....</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78234591@N03/8075018183/in/photostream" target="_blank">Julie H</a> </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love the old film look of this edit and the crop. It’s the photo I keep going back to – LOVELY!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I don't normally include the honorable mentions or any other than the top 3 but I'd figured I'd make an exception this time and include... a Model's Choice Award ;)</b></span></div>
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<i>by Amanda at <a href="http://seeingbeautybyamanda.blogspot.com/2012/10/edit-me-101012.html" target="_blank">Seeing Beauty</a>: </i><i>She liked the paper frame and how blue her eyes are (I must admit – I agree with her!</i><span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span><i><br /><br />Thank you to all of you who took the time to edit my photo. You did such a great job!</i></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-78383257922737017502012-10-11T13:12:00.000-05:002012-10-11T13:13:01.199-05:00Progressive Portrait TutorialHi guys!<br />
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I want to be able to use this space a little better for
tutorials and editing tips. So, every once in a while I’d like to post a mid-challenge
tutorial. Mostly, I want them to be editing related, however, at times they
could <span style="background-color: white;">be geared more towards improving behind the camera skills.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So, I’m looking for some <b>experienced editors to guest post</b>!
These tutorials will lean more towards improving the quality of work for
someone looking to start a photography business, improving the photos they post
or their blog, or creating art for your walls. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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To start things off, I couldn't resist playing with the beautiful
photo for <a href="http://www.editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/edit-me-challenge-101012.html" target="_blank">this week</a>. So, I’m going to take you through the progression of my
edit. When we have portraits, I see many of you writing that you aren't too
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<b>Here’s where we are starting:</b></h3>
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<b>Edit 1: A Clean Edit</b></div>
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<li>Correcting the exposure:</li>
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<li>Increase Brightness</li>
<li>Increase Contrast (slightly)</li>
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<li>Adjusting the Temperature:</li>
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<li>Increase warmth (slightly)</li>
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<li>Cloning:</li>
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<li>Using the clone tool I removed the panda (it just seemed a
little distracting to me – I edit like I’m going to hang this in a large frame
on my living room wall). Sometimes I use the blur tool after cloning to make
sure there are no hard lines.</li>
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<li>Select the dodge tool – make it small enough to fit between
the pupil the outer right of the iris, opacity at about 20% or so. Now brush
over the irises and the whites of the eye. Make sure you get toward the inside
corner of the eye if they need brightening a little.</li>
<li>Select the Burn tool – make your brush as small as the
pupil, brush it over the eye lashes, around the iris and dot the pupil. I also
used it on her eye brows and around her face to add definition.</li>
<li>Make it larger and brush under the chin and in the hairline
(you may need to decrease the opacity a little more for this.</li>
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<li>Select blur tool set to about 12% and brush on skin, being
careful to not lose any definition by going over the lines of the face.</li>
<li>Select your brush tool, use the eye dropper to select the color from her lips, at a very low opacity brush the color on her cheeks. This just gives her a little more life! In lightroom you would selct your adjustment brush and in picmonkey you'd do this using the "blush" tool. </li>
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<li>Sharpen</li>
<li>Save your work! </li>
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Here is a cleanly edited photo:</h4>
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<span style="color: #999999;">We could end here. It's a beautiful photo, but I'd like to take it a few steps further to add personal style. </span></div>
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<b>Edit 2: Fall Fun</b></div>
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The photo has a really wintery feel with the dark jacket and the cool hues. So, here's a simple way to bring out the fall and warm it up a little more! Here we will use layering or a preset. </div>
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<b>Edit 3: A Matte Look </b></div>
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There are a few different ways to get a matte look to your photos in photoshop, but using a curves adjustment is one that can be done with almost any editing program. <a href="http://www.harpershappenings.com/2012/08/29/making-your-photos-matte-without-photoshop/" target="_blank">Here's a picmonkey tutorial. </a></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-28845902690462887712012-10-09T23:59:00.000-05:002012-10-09T23:59:00.411-05:00Edit Me Challenge 10.10.12Hi Friends! I hope you are having a great week! Today we have a lovely photo. A portrait from last week's winner To follow along with week check out the Edit Me Challenge on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">Facebook </a>and <a href="http://www.twiter.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">Twitter </a>or subscribe on the sidebar!<br />
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Introducing our judge, Rebecca Curtis:</h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi! I’m so excited to be a judge for the Edit Me Challenge this week! I’m a part time photographer and full time wife (to Mike) and mom to our 4 wonderful kids. Most of my time is spent home schooling our children. I think my love of photography was born from a desire to capture all the little details and moments in our children’s lives - the little fingers, toes, the silly toothless grins. I love to watch people – to see their expressions, capture their emotions. My own style of editing is very clean. I like to draw out the colors, sharpness and richness of the life around us. The great thing about photography is how personalized it is. You could have 5 photographers taking pictures of the same thing and get COMPLETELY different interpretations – it is truly art. Thank you so much for taking the time to edit my photo. I’m looking forward to your interpretation!</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the </span><a href="http://flickr.com/groups/editmechallenge" style="color: #179893; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: inherit;">flickr pool</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like to post multiple edits, <strong>specify which one is your choice for judging</strong>. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to use the<strong> #editmechallenge</strong> hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strong>Don't forget to visit the other participants, and leave some comment love! As usual, the more you participate the more feedback you will get!</strong></li>
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<a href="http://www.seeingbeautybyamanda.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amanda from Seeing Beauty</a>, was here to judge for us this week. Thanks Amanda!<br />
Here's a little more about her.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i>Hi everyone. My name is Amanda, I am a Wife and Mommy to a grown daughter. I live in the Bahamas with my husband and our two furbabies India & Axl. Within the last year, I bought my first Digital SLR camera, and I have fallen in love with photography. I never realized how much beauty there was to explore out there, until I looked at the world through my camera lens. In my spare time, I love to take photos, kayak, read, and spend time with the people I love most. Thank You for taking the time to edit my photo this week.</i></span><br />
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<i>Again this week the edits were amazing, and it was really hard to choose my top three. </i><i>Here goes.</i></blockquote>
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<b> Kaylene @ <a href="http://leinstant.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/edit-me2012-10-03-2012/" target="_blank">L'Instant</a></b></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I loved the way it was made into a poster for the Bahamas and the vibrant colours.</span> </i></blockquote>
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Andee @ <a href="http://matchthepictures.blogspot.com/2012/10/edit-me.html" target="_blank">Match The Pictures</a></div>
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<i style="background-color: transparent;">Loved that you moved the kayaker to a more pleasing position, and the text was perfect.</i></div>
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<b>My #1 edit is <a href="http://rebeccacurtisphotography.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/30/" target="_blank">Rebecca Curtis Photography</a></b></div>
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<i style="background-color: transparent;">Loved this clean simple edit, the slight adjustments made it perfect.</i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: transparent;">Thank you to everyone who took the time to edit my photo.</i><br />
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<b style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px;">Be sure and stop by to tell Amanda thank you for judging!</b></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-15012692052518928052012-10-02T23:34:00.002-05:002012-10-02T23:34:27.950-05:00Edit Me 10.03.12 Thanks for stopping in for another beautiful week! We have last week's winner, <a href="http://www.seeingbeautybyamanda.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amanda from Seeing Beauty</a>, here to judge for us this week. Welcome Amanda! Here's a little more about her.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i>Hi everyone. My name is Amanda, I am a Wife and Mommy to a grown daughter. I live in the Bahamas with my husband and our two furbabies India & Axl. Within the last year, I bought my first Digital SLR camera, and I have fallen in love with photography. I never realized how much beauty there was to explore out there, until I looked at the world through my camera lens. In my spare time, I love to take photos, kayak, read, and spend time with the people I love most. Thank You for taking the time to edit my photo this week.</i></span></blockquote>
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<b>Here's the photo she provided for us: </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click photo to download larger file. </td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you link up, please use your edited photo as the thumbnail!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the </span><a href="http://flickr.com/groups/editmechallenge" style="color: #179893; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: inherit;">flickr pool</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The judge for the week will choose the top 3 edits from the entries, and the overall winner of the 3.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like to post multiple edits, <strong>specify which one is your choice for judging</strong>. Only one photo is eligible for judging, and it must be clear which one you are entering.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to use the<strong> #editmechallenge</strong> hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strong>Don't forget to visit the other participants, and leave some comment love! As usual, the more you participate the more feedback you will get!</strong></li>
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Edit Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13295888665026592300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-52484310629444103152012-10-02T09:27:00.001-05:002012-10-02T09:27:40.052-05:00Winners!<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was so great to see all the unique edits for this photo! </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">As always, be sure to follow along on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> and </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> (#editmechallenge) to get the most up-to-date Edit Me Challenge info!</strong><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> </strong></span><br />
<strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to visit <a href="http://www.matthewandlarissa.com/" target="_blank">Larissa</a> check out her adventures in photography and tell her Thank You for providing us with a photo and being our judge!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.545454025268555px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My name is Larissa Sibiglia, I am 32 years old. I have a degree in Psychology. I first picked up a camera 18 years ago, when I was a freshman in High School. I fell in love then. I started shooting semi-pro about two years ago. Slowly trying to build a business, but it is very hard here in Southern California, since everyone is a "photographer." In my spare time I love to scrapbook, travel and attempt to keep plants alive (I am not great at that). I have a wonderful boyfriend who I have been with 6 years. We have a lovely home and a 14 year old Border Collie, Angel. She is the center of a lot of photos. I own another business selling dance clothing at <a href="http://www.dancersapparel.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dancers Apparel</a>. Other than that you can find me cleaning or photographing whatever I can get my hands on.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Wow this was SOOOO hard. There were so many great edits to choose from.</i></span></span> <i style="font-family: inherit;">It was really hard to pick.</i></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jennifer at <a href="http://fotoplicity.blogspot.com/2012/09/edit-me-challenge-larissa.html" target="_blank">Fotoplicty</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love this edit because of the texture, it looks like a ripple effect from the plastic wrap edit she used. Great job great edit.</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amy at <a href="http://littleadventures-als.blogspot.com/2012/09/edit-me-92612.html" target="_blank">Little Adventures</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I love how she made this a puzzle piece. The texture the colors it is a great edit. She gave me some great ideas on gifts this Christmas season for my puzzle loving friends. Great edit!</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love this edit. I really like how she made the balloon look like it was upright and floating in the air. I love the sky texture as well. I also loved the way she popped the colors in the balloon. Great edit. Great job. <b>My overall favorite winner!</b></span></i></span></blockquote>
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Congrats to our Winners!</div>
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Edit Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13295888665026592300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-22497883988985827992012-09-25T23:59:00.000-05:002012-09-25T23:59:00.640-05:002012 Edit Me 9.26.12<div>
<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;">Hi Friends! This week we have another fabulous photo for you, as well as an awesome guest judge!! Last week's Winner Larissa is here to pick her favorites!</strong><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> As always, be sure to follow along on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; color: #179893; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> and </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; color: #179893; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> (#editmechallenge) to get the most up-to-date Edit Me Challenge info!</strong><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </strong></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Here's a little more about Larissa:</span></h2>
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<i style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My name is Larissa Sibiglia, I am 32 years old. I have a degree in Psychology. I first picked up a camera 18 years ago, when I was a freshman in High School. I fell in love then. I started shooting semi-pro about two years ago. Slowly trying to build a business, but it is very hard here in Southern California, since everyone is a "photographer." In my spare time I love to scrapbook, travel and attempt to keep plants alive (I am not great at that). I have a wonderful boyfriend who I have been with 6 years. We have a lovely home and a 14 year old Border Collie, Angel. She is the center of a lot of photos. I own another business selling dance clothing at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://www.dancersapparel.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Dancers Apparel</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Other than that you can find me cleaning or photographing whatever I can get my hands on.</span></i>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>It was so much fun to see all of your different edits! It made me pretty excited for the State Fair to come into town here!</b></span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> This week we had great participation and a lovely judge. Be sure to visit <a href="http://www.fromsarahscamera.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sarah </a>and tell her Thank You! </strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i>My name is Sarah and I am a lover of all things photography, and hope to one day go into the business! </i></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;">I started my blog as a way to document my progress as a beginner photographer. </i><i style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;">I am a mother of a 6 month old and I'm usually using her as a model hehe. </i><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"> You can usually find me somewhere with my camera glued to my face snapping away! </span></i></center>
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<i style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"> I love how the really brought out some colour to this pictures, how bright it is and hte contrast of the ferris wheel against the sky.</i></div>
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<i>There is alot I love about this edit. I really like the texture they added and how they edited to look like it was taken at sunset. just a beautiful edit overall. Love the colours</i><br />
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-62054850185820016222012-09-18T23:59:00.000-05:002012-09-18T23:59:00.065-05:002012 Edit Me Challenge!<strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;">Welcome! This week we have another fabulous photo for you, as well as an awesome guest judge!! Last week's Winner Sarah is here to pick her favorites! As always, be sure to follow along on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; color: #179893; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> and </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/EditMeChallenge" style="background-color: white; color: #179893; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"> (#editmechallenge) to get the most up-to-date Edit Me Challenge info! </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Nobile; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><br />
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<i>I love the clarity she brought to the image, she enhanced the gray in the evening clouds but didn't take away from the warm colors of the sunset! Great Job! </i><br />
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<i>I love how Desirae brought our the vivid colors and enhanced the silhouette just a little, but most of all I love the panoramic style crop! Good eye Desirae! </i><br />
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<i>I love this edit for many reasons: the vibrant colors, the enhanced silhouette, the haze, <b>the haze </b>but most of all my eye is drawn to the reflection in the approaching waves. I just love it Sarah! </i></div>
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<i>Thank you for making it so beautiful. </i></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00257084923814829802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041723231866267204.post-66534470488022083172012-09-11T23:59:00.000-05:002012-09-11T23:59:00.031-05:002012 Edit Me Challenge! Hi Friends! The Challenge is officially back in action! Please Please Please share share share! We love our loyal participants and love new additions. So, lets get the word out about this challenge! There are a few changes around here so please read the guidelines! Also, follow the challenge on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">twitter </a>and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/editmechallenge" target="_blank">facebook. </a><br />
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I, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stephaniesclark" target="_blank">Stephanie</a>, will be judging and choosing my favorite edit. This is always such a hard task, but I love to feature others great work. In case you just joined in, I will introduce myself:<br />
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Hi I'm Stephanie Clark. In <i>real everyday </i>life I am a Mommy to Jonah (almost 11 months), Wife to Wesley (married almost 4 years), and work full time as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Mississippi and I'm sometimes a Semi Professional <a href="http://www.graymornings.com/" target="_blank">Photographer</a>. I blog at <a href="http://www.behindthecameraanddreaming.com/" target="_blank">Behind the Camera and Dreaming</a>, host the <a href="http://www.editmechallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Edit Me Challenge</a>, and contribute to <a href="http://www.paperheartcamera.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Paper Heart Camera</a>! I also do some design work and have this little <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/graymornings" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. Nope never do I sleep. =)<br />
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This week's photo I took a over Labor Day weekend from the spot on the beach where my hubby and I said<i> I do (awww)</i>. Beach photos don't necessarily say "Fall" but we were actually married here in November and seriously the sunsets are so much more colorful once the days become shorter. Have fun! Edit away!<br />
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I can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Remember to grab the Edit Me button, link back, and share share share with your friends!<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you use the mouseover code or right-click protect your images, you need to either add a copy to the </span><a href="http://flickr.com/groups/editmechallenge" style="color: #179893; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: inherit;">flickr pool</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">(preferred) or it will be assumed that you agree to allow us to use a screenshot of your entry if you are a winner!</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget so share your editing steps, or some tips and tricks so we can learn from each other!</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget to use the<strong> #editmechallenge</strong> hashtag when you share your posts on Twitter. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The linky will open at the time of the post on Wednesday, and close the following Saturday at 11:59 PM (central time).</span></li>
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Hi Friends! I hope you all had a great week! I have had a couple of friends ask about when
the next challenge will be starting, so after talking some with Branson, I
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As life has gotten super busy for Branson and I, we have had
to step back a little from the challenge this summer. We love the dedication
that many of our readers/participants have for this challenge and really love
connecting and getting to know you all. We also love that this challenge
continues to attract more and more wonderful people who have a passion for
photography. Even with a low link up count throughout the summer we've managed
to add new people to our growing group! That makes me super excited and gives
me the desire to keep the challenge going. So, in order to do that, we are
going to be changing some things up (for now anyway). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Unfortunately, the time is takes to solicit sponsors and
prizes for you guys isn't really feasible for either of us right now. So, we
won’t be offering any prizes other than a little exposure and the benefits of
learning from each other. <span style="text-align: center;"><i>In its peak month this year, Edit Me had nearly 4,000 views
and still maintained over 2,000 in the month of August. Of course, if anyone
would like to offer sponsorship, we are still open!</i></span></div>
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Now, the good news! There will be a challenge NEXT WEEK! </h4>
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<span style="color: #990000;">September 12<sup>th</sup> will start a new editing challenge. </span></h3>
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photo and you guys can grab and edit away! <a href="http://www.behindthecameraanddreaming.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> (that’s me) will judge the
first week, then whomever I choose as my overall winner will have the opportunity
to <a href="http://www.editmechallenge.blogspot.com/p/judge.html" target="_blank">judge </a>the next week. Now, obviously this won’t work EVERY WEEK because it
will be a fairly quick turnaround time to let me know and for you to submit
your photos. So, if you would like to judge please see the <a href="http://www.editmechallenge.blogspot.com/p/judge.html" target="_blank">judging guidelines</a> and
go ahead and submit your info and three photos. We can always use you!<br />
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In case you missed them, here are some of my recent tutorials: <a href="http://www.behindthecameraanddreaming.com/2012/08/easy-black-and-white-conversion.html" target="_blank">Easy Black and White</a>, <a href="http://www.paperheartcamera.blogspot.com/search/label/stephanieclark" target="_blank"> Paper Heart Camera</a>.<br />
and because this post has no photos, here's what we've been up to this past holiday weekend! =)<br />
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