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You are here: Home | Family | Photo Tip Tuesday: Clean Portrait Processing

November 15, 2011 By Sarah Halstead

Photo Tip Tuesday: Clean Portrait Processing

Filed Under: Family, Photography, Tutorials

I sent out a question on twitter what they would like to see this week for Photo Tip Tuesday. Here are two questions…

One was a question about when to use auto-focus. In all honesty I use auto focus 97% of the time. The only time I use manual focus is when I want my camera to focus on something specific and it isn’t doing it. A lot of times it is on a thin branch and the camera is trying to focus on the background. I have issues with manual focus. Something I think is in focus is actually out of focus. Not sure if it is my contacts or my dry eyes, etc. For that reason I rely on auto-focus. It is nice having the ability to manual focus when you need to though.

The next question was how I do my clean portrait processing.

Here is my SOOC, from my photo shoot with Carsyn for his 18 month photos.

Pretty cute SOOC but I recropped it to fit rule of thirds better. Then used one of my Lightroom presets. Here are the settings.

Then I opened it up in Photoshop CS5 and ran willette’s autumn: Crisp Morning.

Then after that I used Pure Photoshop’s Purely Facebook resize action.

Then I watermarked it. That is it.

If you have any questions you can email me. Also if there is anything you would like to see for photo tip Tuesday let me know.

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  1. Branson says

    November 25, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    Always interesting to see how others do their edits! Love that photo! :)
  2. Jill Wellington says

    November 19, 2011 at 8:56 am

    A LOVELY shot of your 18-month-old! What a CUTIE! Thanks for all the great tips!
  3. Tiffany says

    November 18, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Great tip! I'm completely brand-new at this DSLR thing, and editing photos, so I love reading your tips.
  4. Laura says

    November 16, 2011 at 1:29 am

    I love how you edited this--it really makes the whole portrait just pop! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that relies on auto-focus so much; my current issue is that the camera often doesn't focus on what I want it to, even with auto-focus. I can't help but wonder if a good cleaning would solve that problem--do you have an experience in that arena?
  5. Jessica says

    November 15, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    So adorable!
  6. Candace says

    November 15, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    how adorable! thanks for sharing :)
  7. Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud says

    November 15, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    Love it!
  8. Rachel- Wildflower Photography says

    November 15, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    what an adorable capture! love the processing and the crop! ;)
  9. Faith says

    November 15, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Thanks for doing these! This is a super-great edit :) I used the info you mentioned the other week about Kelvin white balance. LOVE IT! It's totally going to be the first thing I write when I get around to doing an advanced SLR class.
  10. Jodi Hall says

    November 15, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    great tips and adorable picture :) that smile is too cute :)
  11. Diana @ Find Your Happiness says

    November 15, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    What a precious smile :) And great edit.
  12. Seeing Each Day says

    November 15, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    You've built cleverly on an already great photo. Can't get enough of that owl hat! I've seen Willette designs mentioned a few times on various blogs - I will have to go and check it out.
  13. Jessica says

    November 15, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Cute 18 month photo :)
  14. Jaymi says

    November 15, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    Perfect, clean edit! And adorable shot, I love his expression! I love that you are taking suggestions for Photo Tip Tuesday! I may have to do that as well! :)
  15. Gillian says

    November 15, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    I have such a hard time with manual focusing too, always blamed my contacts (rather than blame myself :) That hat gets me every time!
  16. Austin-Lee says

    November 15, 2011 at 11:42 am

    That is such a cute shot...great edit, too!
  17. Sue says

    November 15, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Wow. Can't believe how much you did with that photo. I wish I knew how to edit like this! =)
  18. Jamie says

    November 15, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Wow, I always love seeing your transformations. I am purchasing photoshop before the end of the year- I can't wait to put your tutorials to action!
  19. dawn says

    November 15, 2011 at 10:02 am

    adorable! thanks for the tips too!
  20. Susan says

    November 15, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Thanks so much for sharing this Sarah! And that could not be a cuter picture of your son!! Hope you have a blessed day today?
  21. Ashley Sisk says

    November 15, 2011 at 9:16 am

    What a cute shot of Carsyn...but it started with a great SOOC.
  22. thatgirlblogs says

    November 15, 2011 at 9:13 am

    I love this picture, I'm all about the owl hat. The action made the grass really yellow, but his coloring looks great. Nice edit!
  23. secret mom thoughts says

    November 15, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Such a cute shot. I also use auto focus most of the time. I have trouble getting the focus focused as well.

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