My first time with Lightroom

[lotteotte]

I am not able to properly follow the rules here, because I can't tell you what I did. I just downloaded the free trial version of Lightroom 3 and got excited like a kid in the candy store playing around with all the buttons and such. Now I have to really start studying....but for fun here the result.

From Before and After

From Before and After

[zona5101]

It came out very nice!

[BigFuzzy]

Other than the border, I think it turned out well.

I tend to thing things like fake borders, white vignetting, and selective coloring are very cheesy and make the images feel antiquated.. but that's me. Otherwise, welcome to LR.. it's sooo good.

Oh, and the feet freaked me out at first haha.

[lotteotte]

Thanks everyone, happy to hear that you think it came out well I am not sure about the frame myself, but I just had to do it once. And the feet...aaah.....they make the picture for me. But I am definitely a foot fetishist, at least when it comes to the feet of my kids.

[yulchick]

Great picture to start off, and great outcome after lightroom as well For me the feet are adorable! I find my lil ones feet adorable as well, not a big fan of adult feet tho yukk

[lotteotte]

Originally Posted by yulchick

Great picture to start off, and great outcome after lightroom as well For me the feet are adorable! I find my lil ones feet adorable as well, not a big fan of adult feet tho yukk

Thanks a lot Yulchick! And I agree: Adult feet are a whole different story. But have you seen next weeks assignment: SHOES - great topic, btw - I think we might be seeing a whole bunch of adult feet

[yulchick]

Originally Posted by lotteotte

Thanks a lot Yulchick! And I agree: Adult feet are a whole different story. But have you seen next weeks assignment: SHOES - great topic, btw - I think we might be seeing a whole bunch of adult feet

yey for grown up feet... yeek

[dvtldav]

As BF said welcome to LR. I use it all the time. One thing to remember is to correct the White Balance first because after setting the WB everything else is easier.

Dave

[RLucas]

Originally Posted by lotteotte

And the feet...aaah.....they make the picture for me. But I am definitely a foot fetishist, at least when it comes to the feet of my kids.

Don't say that too loud around here. I got called every name in the book for that once. lol!

The after looks really nice. It looks like the cold tone preset, which I tend to like.
I am not a huge fan of the border myself.

[lotteotte]

Originally Posted by dvtldav

As BF said welcome to LR. I use it all the time. One thing to remember is to correct the White Balance first because after setting the WB everything else is easier.

Dave

Thanks a lot - I am really pretty much in the dark about it all. So much to learn....so little time....but I am definitely on my way now - thanks so nice people like you!