Touch-up Tuesday!

I really enjoy doing Touch-up Tuesday, I look forward to it every week! I usually edit most of my pictures, anyway, so all I have to do is write down the steps that I take so I can remember them. :)

Last weekend, my husband Tyler and I were at the bush for most of Saturday, working hard (or hardly working, HA!). There were times where there was nothing for me to do, so of course I just grabbed my camera and took pictures.

Believe it or not, it's actually easier to get a silly face from Ty than it is to get a good smile or even a somber face. Anyone who knows him will be like "Oh yeah... yeah."

For instance: Today's SOOC

I think my ISO was set at 100, the aperture was 250... and I don't remember what the F stop was. :P

This always happens to me... I get the settings right for a picture I'm taking far away, and then I zoom in to something closer and it comes out waaaay too dark. Pooey. 

Ah well, I'll never learn, because then I'll have nothing to do Touch-up Tuesday with! 

Edited!

In Photoshop Elements, I

~Brightened the picture using the "levels"in 'enhance lighting'

~Selected only Tyler's face and sharpened it just a little bit

~Selected the inverse and blurred it just a little bit

~Using the quick selection tool I selected Tyler's eyes and brightened them up

~I used the burn tool on Ty's hat because I couldn't figure out how to get it darker without making his face too shadowy

~Used the "quick heal" brush to fix up a couple of those marks on his face that were driving me bonkers

~Added the watermark

And voila! 

I also always, always shrink my images because my computer is old and cold and very full of mold and it would scream bloody murder if I ever tried to upload anything in it's original size.

Now be a good sport and go join in the fun at Karli's! You know you want to..