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31 Days of Before & After Shots: Day 2

October 1, 2012 by Dawn Camp

Have you checked out all of the 31 Days series linked up at Nester’s place? I look forward to checking out some of the other great posts this month. Over 900 blogs have already signed up to participate.

I hope to give you ideas for editing your photos by showing you 31 Days of Before & After Shots. I get inspired by other people’s work and I hope you do, too!

Here is the original of this image of my son:

Day 2 - Before

This is the final, edited image:

Day 2 - After

Here are my edits:

  1. Use the spot removal tool in Lightroom to get rid of the blemishes (I never edit away the scar under his eye—that’s part of him—but I edit zits. They’re temporary and that’s not how I see him.)
  2. Use Lightroom’s B&W High Contrast preset (convert the image to black and white and bump the contrast settings, making the blacks blacker and the whites whiter.)
  3. Tweak the exposure (brightness) until it feels right.

I converted this photo to black and white to even the skin tone. It’s more dramatic and really makes his eyes pop.

What do you think?

See all 31 Days of Before & After Shots here.

[Click here to read my first two 31 Days series, 31 Days of Encouragement and 31 Days of Real Life.]


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  1. Maria Keckler says

    October 2, 2012 at 2:14 am

    I LOVE YOUR BLOG!! I LOVE THE LESSONS!
    And I’m so happy I found your art and craft through the 31 Days challenge. I can’t wait to learn more from you!

    Maria

    • Dawn says

      October 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      Maria, I love your enthusiasm! I’d love your feedback or any ideas for how I can improve the series.

  2. Becca says

    October 2, 2012 at 8:11 am

    I love your topic and pictures! :-)

    • Dawn says

      October 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      Thank you, Becca! Here’s to a great month. :)

  3. Spring says

    October 2, 2012 at 8:23 am

    So cool! I am really excited to learn from your series! I have Photoshop Elements, so I appreciate you giving the general descriptions to give me some idea of what to do with what I have. :)

    • Dawn says

      October 3, 2012 at 1:01 pm

      Spring, I appreciate your feedback as an Elements user. Feel free to give me any other ideas!

  4. jen says

    October 3, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Beautiful! I love the B&W version! I have always loved the dramatic-ness that comes from a black & white.

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