I’m back home from my quick trip! Looking at my calendar for this month I know that it’s going to fly by. It’s imperative for me to get my focus set right now on what the holiday season is all about. For us, it’s celebrating the birth of Jesus. My hope is that I’ll remember that as I get tied down in the busyness of life and celebrations this month. Here’s a reminder:
I took this the first December that I had my “big” camera. The composition was off and it’s a little warm. I cropped to straighten and to get rid of the distraction around the frame. I wanted to keep my daughter’s hand though. I used an adjustment brush to cool down the figures, decrease their clarity just a bit to soften the look and increase their contrast. I decreased the highlights and the vibrance of the whole picture. Here’s the original:
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Not So SAHM 