the thing is, i had every intention of doing this post yesterday. but my cat is shedding. and my upstairs had cat hair tumbleweeds of epic proportions. #helpme
do not even get me started on the hairballs.
needless to say, yesterday i was busy with that and before i knew it, the day had gotten away from me.
anyway, today i thought i would share with you how i edited this photo of this fence around my neighbor, crazy stuart’s house.
now two things to know about crazy stuart are: 1) he is not crazy and 2) his name is not stuart. i don’t even know how we even started calling him that. except for maybe that, until recently, his front porch was held up with a step ladder. or that his entire back yard is covered in yard art and tchotchkes.
at any rate, i think his white iron fence and accompanying climbing rose bush is completely charming.
and the thing about crazy stuart is that he is a legit antiques collector. his entire basement is like going back in time about 100 years. so i thought a vintage photo edit might be in order.
i had alot of fun playing around with the tone curve and split toning to create this charming vintage look. it’s super easy too – here is the start to finish video.
once again, here is the before and after
also, here are the links i mentioned regarding sharpening in lightroom.
- http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/2012/09/14/lightroom-sharpening-layer-mask-the-hidden-secret/
- http://digital-photography-school.com/learn-how-to-use-the-sharpening-tools-in-lightroom/
thank you, as always, for your lovely comments and feedback. hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
love, kelly
That is really a cool transformation! 🙂
Crazy Stuart sounds like an interesting man.
Your edit is very dreamy. I like it very much.
Lovely, Kelly! And thanks for the links, I will be reading them. I find sharpening somewhat tricky, so I need all the help I can get!
Beautiful photo, Kelly! Hope you have a good week!
You have a very interesting neighbor! We say ours are in the witness protection plan. Every time they see some one, they sneak inside! He does have a lovely yard though! Love the view of the fence. There’s nothing like roses and fences!
Hi Kelly…
Enjoying these tutorials.
Could you shed light on the work flow batch in the left hand corner? Not familiar with those? Are they actions you uploaded to LR.
Thanks girl. So much to learn from you.
~jamie
So glad to know you find the tutorials helpful!