The original photo is top and my edit is the next. I tend to only edit once, so I don’t have, like, thirteen variations to throw at you. But to make up for only having one edit, I’ll give y’all more details about what went into this edit.
- duplicate layer to clean up background
- crop
- curves adjustment layer to brighten midtones
- secret ingredient skin retouching to smooth his cheeks (I’m not giving away ALL my secrets!)
- TRA Warm it up Kris @ 65%
- levels adjustment layer (blue channel adjustments)
- TRA Big Blue @ 50% for irises only
- TRA Oh Snap! for shirt only with 0% for saturation
- my own virtual toothbrush to brighten up that smile ever so slightly
- TRA Dirty & Used Up @ 9%
- Web resize & sharpen
So there you have it. This one was fun. Hope you enjoyed! Feel free to tell me what you think in the comments.
