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Sarah Halstead

You are here: Home | Family | You Capture & Pixel Perfect

October 27, 2010 By Sarah Halstead

You Capture & Pixel Perfect

Filed Under: Family, Photography

Here is my Pixel Perfect edit.

Before:
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After:
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I cropped the photo. Then used Baby Powder Room to take away some of the red on his cheeks and to smooth out his dry skin a little used those brushes at 20%. Then used the Eye Define at 100% to sharpen his eyes.  Flattened the image. Then applied a soft layer at 60%. After that I applied Coffee Shops Barista and played around with the layers a little and added a vignette to the photo. Flattened, resized and sharpened for the web. I did all my editing in Elements 8.0.





 The theme for you capture is Autumn this week. My Pixel Perfect goes with that theme, and I also wanted to include some other Autumn pictures.
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Today I am spending the day off the computer while the boys are awake. I spend way too much time on here while they are awake. I need to refocus on what my “job” is and what my “hobby” is. Being the best mom I can be is my “job” and that I what I am going to do today. I have tried to do this several times and always faltered. Thanks for the inspiration Karli. Please bare with me as I write/visit you back today during nap, or tonight after they go to sleep.

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I'm Sarah and I am the writer behind this blog. I love sharing recipes, DIY projects, photos and about my everyday life. I married my high school sweetheart Kenny. We have three boys and one baby girl - Dustyn, Carsyn, Prestyn, and Annelyn. Thanks for stopping by, can't wait to get to know you more. Read More…

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