So I bought these cool actions from Indie Actions a way while back and have sorta forgotten about them until I decided to play with them the other day. I don't know about you but my camera isn't always truthful - the photos look good when I'm viewing them on the camera but when I upload it to the computer, they sometimes look real crappy. I see photos that other people have taken with theirs and it always looks way better even though it's the same camera and lens. Oh and it didn't help that a coworker of mine dropped my freakin' camera from the table onto the floor when we were on an outting a while back.
So anyway, decided to play with the actions again.
Here's the original photo - pretty darn drabby don't you think?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBRHeJwEZJXz6z06tc5h-HJcHuDwuMgNRsMh42CUnbl_HzXDDeC3jZW3BeZuFaiFPMEJC95hDS5WJZuDdh4pVYxa9hsEsyVcYR7qtMMgMQbEH0tS_V4iPl-bUJvkY0jVmTdGlU3ymntc/s400/Oct+26,+2009+004original.jpg)
I then went into Image>Adjustments>Curves and adjusted the brightness/contrast that way and got this. Still no real umph on this one. Sometimes I get umph if the lighting is really good but not this one.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26tbP4lJWAo6BW-f35LKk4FInqGOFmTWBkw55xZ3GbTnCHUCaWKJN4HhUqCsm9WGma52k4-NbCjjZuKi3CoT9l8cUPcriKmNCdTS8LoN52RzAi75ggEwhHgzHYN5Sr4l2RRxE3deAqi0/s400/Oct+26,+2009+004curves.jpg)
Then I applied Indie Actions' Indie Color Foundation and got this. I like!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZAXrcO8FPNUe5w5zpDxbdbybEmq7d9W7dXx6r6WLMdfPkxgJ6cOHoC4fpPdsOeuV-jfm2k9KJ-XD4tywUFWigjeTR0FV1ZbC4-G0hxgB4wmQUVclY87QC1wKAX1PXrGlJDFUzejJ96I/s400/Oct+26,+2009+004curvesindiefoundation.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZAXrcO8FPNUe5w5zpDxbdbybEmq7d9W7dXx6r6WLMdfPkxgJ6cOHoC4fpPdsOeuV-jfm2k9KJ-XD4tywUFWigjeTR0FV1ZbC4-G0hxgB4wmQUVclY87QC1wKAX1PXrGlJDFUzejJ96I/s400/Oct+26,+2009+004curvesindiefoundation.jpg)
Happy Friday! Whatcha doing this weekend? Hugs, eve
3 comments:
I love editing my pics! I use Picnik though.
This weekend I hope to go into labor! We'll see if my daughter has the same idea or not... lol.
I took Karen Russell's Photographer's Workshop and loved it, I learned so much about my camera. I have found that I like to set my exposure to 1/3 above 0 and it helps brighten things up, I'm trying to become a better photographer without having to rely on photoshopping everything. I've only got Pioneer Woman's free actions, but they work great.
i always wish my photos had more "umph" - thanks for the tips!
i love how your doggy is in the background, centered - too cute!
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