Modern day mad hatter...

The theme at i ♥ faces this week is hats!

{kid entry} I'll try to make a long story short. This photo was taken on Friday while we were out riding around taking photos for the local Relay for Life's "May Day for Relay". We wanted to make the day fun for the kids as well, so we did a few fun things along the way. One of them was lunch at, you guessed it! Burger King. We ended up going to the BK at the mall, and while my husband was getting our lunch, Milo started to point at something near the cash register. I asked him what he saw and he said "Foo-foo-ful hat, mama" (foo-foo-ful = beautiful, btw), so I asked, "Do you see the crowns, baby?" and he said "Foo-foo-ful princess hat! Me?". So of course, my heart melted and I had to rush over to get my baby a crown so he could be prince for a day (or princess, if that be his desire, lol)! No joke, this crown stayed on his head for two days. And the glasses? Well, that was just a lil' purple bling to show his support of cancer awareness!

Reflection...

The theme at i ♥ faces this week is refection!

{kid entry} To me, this is a double reflection. First it's the obvious reflection of Lola on the glass wall of our local bio-dome (she looks so darn surprised cause she's watching monkeys, by the way), and secondly, she looks so much like her big bro and is dressed to match him, so I see that metaphorical "reflection" as well. But I am their mama, and I'm crazy like that, so lets just stick to the reflecting glass...


{adult entry} This is from a wedding that my hubby and I shot this spring. That quiet moment of finishing touches before walking down the aisle...


Don't forget to check out all of this weeks entries, and while you're there leave them a comment! Enjoy!

Fix it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i ♥ faces!

This is the original...


For my version I first brought the photo into Aperture and rotated it, cropped it and removed the blemishes. Then I reopened it in Photoshop where I dodged it a bit, and then, using Totally Rad Actions I applied Clare-ify, Grunge Rock at 30%, Bitchin' B&W and then Boring Old Sepia. The last step was adding a Fairy Tale overlay, changing it to blue and adjusting the opacity to 50%...


Have a great weekend all!

Fix-it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i ♥ faces!

This is the original...


And this is the one I adjusted in Photoshop with Totally Rad Actions. I used to work exclusively in Aperture and I am relatively new to TRA, so I have been experimenting with them a lot lately. I find that, although I love the ease of the basics, like cropping, straightening and vignetting in Aperture, using the TRA's in Photoshop is adding a whole new dimension to my photos that I have not been able to achieve before. The cropping was already perfect for my taste, so I left that alone. The actions I used were Grunge Rock at 70% to smooth everything a bit and add a touch of whimsy, Boutwells Magic Glasses to sharpen and pop, and then it needed just a touch more sun so I added Warm it up Kris at 30% ...


Have a great weekend all!

I ♥ faces {Easter}...

The contest this week at I ♥ faces is Spring and Easter! Enjoy!


And don't forget to head over to I ♥ faces to see all of the other awesome entries!

Fix-it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces!

This is the original...

And this is the one I adjusted in Photoshop with TRA...


Have a great weekend all!

Fix-it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces!

This is the original...

And this is the one I adjusted in Photoshop entirely with Totally Rad Actions. My recipe was: Clarie-ify x2, then Bullet Tooth, and then Warm it up, Kris!...


Have a great weekend all!

Fix-it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces!

This is the original...

And this is the one I adjusted in Aperture before opening it in Photoshop to add an action and an overlay...


Have a great weekend all!

Fix-It Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces!

This is the original...


And this is the one I tinkered with in Photoshop CS2...

Fix-it Friday (his & hers)...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces! This week we have a little friendly rivalry happening in our house. Oh yea, a his and hers face-off between my husband and I!

This is the original...


And this is the one I tinkered with in Aperture before pulling into Photoshop and using a couple actions (Super Fun Happy and then B**chin' B & W)...



And this is my sweetie's. He adjusted it in Aperture, hit it with a lil' "Super Fun Happy" Totally Rad Action in Photoshop (copycat!) and then he added in these fairytale overlays from Design Aglow in Photoshop. You can see more examples of the Fairytale overlays in action by visiting our photography blog. It's okay if you like his better, cause, well, it won't hurt my feelings. And anyway, I might (but might not!) sort of maybe like his a tiny teeny touch better. Maybe. Sort of. But maybe not. Shhhh, don't tell him.


Don't forget to head on over to i heart faces and check out the rest of the wonderful editing masterpieces!

Fix-It Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces!

This is the original...And this is the one I tinkered with in Aperture...


I found the object in the front a bit distracting to I used the straighten function until it disappeared. The eyes were what I was wanting to show on this little cutie pie, so I think that the tilt and object removal also helped with that too. Plus who doesn't love a close up of a sweet baby face?

Fix-it Friday...

Time for another Fix-It Friday from i heart faces! I heart fix-it Friday!

This is the original...

And this is the one I "fixed". The adjustments were done in Aperture and then I added a flare and a texture in Photoshop (okay, so the flair and texture might have been my husbands idea, but don't tell anyone).

Fix-It Friday...

This week I am taking part in the Fix-It Friday Challenge!

The is the original from their website...
And this is the version that I improved on in Aperture...

This is actually what I do on a daily basis since I am the photo editor/corrector of Greer Cicarelli Photography, and I am very surprised by the fact that when I was done it actually ended up looking like one of our photos!