I HEART FACES: "FIX IT FRIDAYS"

It's "Fix It Friday" over at i heart faces...yay! I really enjoy doing these because it really gives me time to practice using Photoshop. This week's photo was a tough one for me.

Here is the original image:


And, here is my edited version:


1. I started by doing a Quick Selection around the girl and then brightening her up a bit to lighten the skin and get rid of some shadows.
2. I then sharpened up the photo a little using the Smart Sharpen tool at about 2.5 pixels.
3. Coffee Shop's Perfect Portrait action was used and the Color Pop layer was reduced to 45%.
4. Pioneer Woman's Lovely and Ethereal action was used and reduced to 88%.
5. I added Dust and Scratches at 6 pixels on a new layer and then reduced the opacity to 33% and erased it from the eyes and lips.
6. MCP Burnt Edges action set at 60% and erased from girl.
7. Coffee Shop's Bold Pop action reduced to around 75%.
8. Distressed texture overlay 100% and erased off skin.
9. Lastly, I adjusted the Hue/Saturation. The Cyans and Blues were darkened a bit and the saturation was increased. The magentas were darkened and saturated a bit as well.

You can visit i heart faces to see all the other creative edits!