Edit me challenge - week 4!

Thought I would have some fun editing this cute photo taken by Ashley Sisk. I enlarged it because I thought his eyes needed a place to land instead of looking outside the frame. I also wanted to apply the rule of thirds for more symmetry.

Here is the original:

Here is my edit:

I use Paint Sop Pro X2 so it's hard for me to tell you what I did. I can say I blended the original photo against a white background so I could extend it. Then I added some textures in overlay mode and hardlight to add depth and contrast. Lastly I added the quote because I thought it was cute. To see more great edits or to play along head on over to:

http://editmechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/edit-me-2012-week-4.html

Updated to add I came in 2nd!

I ♥ Faces "Best Face of 2011" photo challenge!

This was hard, but I finally chose a picture I just took this month. It's a photo of my daughter that I used for our Christmas card this year.

To see more great face shots, head on over to:

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2012/01/best-face-photo-challenge/#more-7284