picture of my son

[heinzsoup]

any ideas on editing to make this suitable for a frame?

thank you in advance!!
Sue

 

[Yahoozy]

id say tone down the brightness just a hair and crop it to fit the frame and your good to go
maybe use selective Gaussian blur to blur the background to draw focus on your son alone

 

[heinzsoup]

Maybe this works better in B & W?? I tried to tone down the brightness, but it seemed to darken his face too much......

 

[Yahoozy]

hmm... maybe lasso the back of the head with a high feather and brighten that alone

 

[Yahoozy]

heres my attempt, its a tricky bit of PS though...

 

[JoannaWilcox]

What about this photo makes you want to frame it specifically? Is it a special place or moment for you?

The reason I ask is that there really isn't a lot of emotion or character in this photo (although Im sure you see it because he is your son).

Although it is a sweet picture it just doesn't seem like a standout shot to frame. There are also some super blown out highlights on his back. You could crop that out depending on your image size...

 

[heinzsoup]

What about this photo makes you want to frame it specifically? Is it a special place or moment for you?

The reason I ask is that there really isn't a lot of emotion or character in this photo (although Im sure you see it because he is your son).

Although it is a sweet picture it just doesn't seem like a standout shot to frame. There are also some super blown out highlights on his back. You could crop that out depending on your image size...

I guess I want to frame it because it captures who he is at this stage in his life....he's inquisitive, constantly touching, experimenting, exploring. He's never been a super-smiley child and to try to get an "expression" would probably look forced.....and not "him". Do you know what I mean?

As far as the highlights....thank you...I'll try to work on it!

 

[heinzsoup]

What do you think about this crop?

 

[alabama1980]

I figured i would give it a go....ive not done much photoshopping, but i love to experiment. You have a really handsome son there!! I tried to fix the shirt and hair where it was blown out, cropped a little and messed with the color....i like the effect, but some dont. with a son that handsome, im sure you will get lots of great pics of him as he grows!!

A

 

[NYPhotographer]

I think it would look great in B&W with the face bright.

 

[Emerana]

i think if you love it and it captures your child for you, frame it! Not every photo has to be one way or follow rules, some just need to capture a little bit of personality.

 

[alabama1980]

i think if you love it and it captures your child for you, frame it! Not every photo has to be one way or follow rules, some just need to capture a little bit of personality.

Definitely agree with that....I've framed stuff that would make a pro photographer go nuts...but I like it...soooooo.....pffffffft!

 

[heinzsoup]

Thank you so much for your time and input. I am going to play with it more in B&W. I especially appreciate your support in my choice to frame it. Thank you again!!!!!