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It’s Frrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiidaaaaaaaay!! Woo-Hooooooo!! No one in this house is excited about it, I’ll tell ya that.

I had a hard time with this week’s fix-it photo. The longer I worked on it the more the child’s expression just made me feel sad! Plus it was pretty blown out so there were limits on what I could do with my limited editing knowledge. Still, I came up with some “fixes” though I don’t know if they made it better-er or worse-er! Ha! I ended up having fun though, so that’s what counts. I generally use the program Aperture when I’m editing. It makes it simpler for me to not have to deal with layers, though as I worked on this photo I thought I probably should have used my layer editing program instead. Oh well.

Here is the original image:

My first edit:

Second edit:

And just for fun!

I seem to have a hard time getting the code for the iheartfaces buttons. But you can click on the link and it’ll at least take you to their page if you want to see more edits.

This week i heart faces is doing a smiles theme. I thought of this picture right away!! I was taking senior snaps of my hubby’s cousin and just happened to snag this shot. I just loved the way her whole face lit up when she smiled! Just beautiful!

You can look at more smiley faces by clicking the button at the bottom. Have a swell Monday!

This week on i heart faces it’s “Dramatic” Black and White photos! So I wracked my brain trying to figure out what really makes a photo dramatic or “moody.” I mean, I know one when I see it because it strikes ME that way, but actually making it happen in one of my photos was a challenge! BUT that’s what I like about i heart faces! They keep me thinking and their challenges really are challenges! I learn something new every time I enter a photo! So this week here is my very own interpretation of a dramatic black and white photo. Hope you enjoy it!! I also realized that I was MIA in the blog world this week because my LAST post was last Monday’s i heart faces photo. Oh well, I’ll try to catch up this week. Don’t forget to check out some other B&W photos by clicking the button at the bottom. Ta ta!

They’re delving into ‘angles’ at i heart faces this week. I took this shot of Qade last week while we were burning off some energy outside. His dirty face and little hooded head just make this shot even funnier! I was sitting on the steps when I heard his little voice say, “Wook at me!” and he was on the retaining wall next to me. I leaned back, got dirt in my hair, but thought this was a pretty unique angle. I do try to get different perspectives when I’m snapping away, but this “bug’s eye view” was unusual and fun!

You can check out more angle ideas by clicking on the button. I enjoy perusing other entries. It gives me good ideas and motivates me to improve as well. Toodles!

This week i heart faces is a tribute to snow and all the bundling that goes along with it. Ugh! I’m ready for spring, but after yesterday’s surprise snow fall maybe they know something we don’t. Ha ha! I went back and looked at this winter’s bundled up shots, because it’s SO fun to snap the lads while they’re walking around like little marshmallow men! I had a hard time choosing, as is usual, but decided on this one because I think the big-wheel “bike” in the snow and the utter glee on Qade’s face were too fun!

You can see more of the i heart faces entries by clicking the button. Ta ta!

This week is HANDS week on i heart faces!! Yay, because I LOVE to get hands and feet shots! I had quite a hard time actually deciding which photo to use! I had so many that I really really liked, but probably some of them were “had to be there” moments that don’t really come across well in a photo contest picture. Anyway, I settled on this one. I love the shot, but mostly because I love to see my hubby interact with our kids. This was one of the times when Stuart was “helping” Myles do sit ups, one of his favorite activities with tiny infants. Myles was really gripping his dad’s thumb as he’d pull himself up. I’m so glad I snapped this one of just their hands during that play time, because it’s a very sweet memory. So here it is. My “hand” entry for the week. Father and Son!

You can see more awesome pictures of hands by following the link! Ta ta