Magical!
Uploaded: December 15, 2006 17:40:56
A fun one here - removed bubbles, added fairies and pixie dust!
For the fairies I photographed figurines under the same lighting conditions as the kids and resized them for this image.
1/100, f7.1, 50mm 1.4 lens, natural light with reflector.
Exif: FNumber: 7.1, ExposureBiasValue: 0/2, ExposureTime: 0.01, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 400, WhiteBalance: auto white balance
Tonya R. Boles December 15, 2006
This is cute. I like what you did. #572874Janine Russell December 15, 2006
Jane, cute image; excellent lighting, composition and effects. #3707181Ross Throndson December 16, 2006
Glad to see this one again, Jane...Really Wonderful Capture of your Kids....Fabulous Image....A Winner in my book!!! :^) #3708328Jane M December 18, 2006
Tonya, Janine and Ross-thanks for commenting! #3714092Kay E. Mahoney December 18, 2006
Fantastic work on this one Jane. #3714205Jane M December 19, 2006
Thanks a lot Kay! #3717374Melissa A. Mannon December 27, 2006
this is so creative! I love the lighting, expression, and the little fairies! #3745571Jane M December 28, 2006
Thanks Melissa! #3748357Megan p May 23, 2007
I have always LOVED this image, bubble or fairies! Congratulations Jane! #4319269Kay E. Mahoney May 23, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Jane. Hope to see it again. Good luck in the next round. #4320690Marie Fields May 23, 2007
What a FUN image, Jane... Love it! Congratulations! #4320950Les Rhoades May 24, 2007
Congratulations on your FINALIST!
Another PG101 WINNER
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Chris Budny May 24, 2007
Terrific work; congratulations!! #4325297Christy Nichols May 24, 2007
Congratulations on this super creative finalist, Jane!! #4325966Jane M May 24, 2007
Congrats from everyone are much appreciated! Many thanks! #4326557Pat Gamwell May 24, 2007
Awesome presentation, Jane! SUPERB WIN! #4327074Wendy Bristol May 24, 2007
Well deserved win. Congrats! #4327095Dominick M. Dimacale May 25, 2007
Congratulations Jane on your First Place win...Dominick #4327266Mary K. Robison May 25, 2007
Easy to see why this is a winner, Jane ~Su Sana E. P May 25, 2007
Huge Congratulations on this exceptionally creative and beautifurl First place Win, Jane!! #4327998Megan p May 25, 2007
Oh Jane!!!!! I am SP thrilled for you on this win!!! Many Many Congratulations! #4328198RC Fritz May 25, 2007
Congratulations your First Place Win! #4328326Chris Budny May 25, 2007
Congratulations on the gold, Jane!! #4328384Judy V. Kennamer May 25, 2007
Beautiful Jane! Congratulations! #4328393Denise M. Snyder May 25, 2007
This is so wonderful - congratulations on your well deserved win! #4328416Kay E. Mahoney May 25, 2007
Jane ,Congratulations on your adorable first place winner. I knew this one would be in the top. #4328547Dr Silly May 25, 2007
Congratulations on your Super Gold. :O)Ross Throndson May 25, 2007
So they're a little slow.....Many Congratulations, Jane!!! Sorry I'm late....haven't had an internet connection. A Wonderful & Creative 1st Place Winner, Jane...WTG....I know it's one I've always loved!!! #4328624Nikki McDonald May 25, 2007
This is enchanting, Jane. I could see it on the cover of a book of children's stories. I love the expressions on their faces: your daughter, in her young innocence, is captivated by the fairies while your son's gaze seems slightly more mature--as if he is taking as much pleasure from his sister's delight as from these magical figures themselves. What a lovely 1st place winner! #4328703Susan Fox May 25, 2007
Congratulations Jane on your first place win! #4329179Jeana Clark May 25, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS JANE ON YOUR VERY BIG WIN!! EXCELLNT IMAGE!~Jeana~ #4329647
Jane M May 25, 2007
Wow! This is a nice way to start the holiday weekend. It's great to get an image picked with both my kids in it! Thanks to the judges and everyone for their congrats! #4329665Michelle R. Kovach May 25, 2007
Wonderful job Jane! A Very beautiful & well deserved Winner! Congratulations! #4329842William C. Raco May 25, 2007
Simply wonderful and magicalBill #4330547
Sharon King May 25, 2007
Oh Jane, this is just wonderful! Congratulations! #4330690Datha Y. Thompson May 25, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Jane on this magical WINNER!!! Precious capture and Beautiful work!! Love it :0) #4330902Cora Miller May 25, 2007
Pure magic, and absolutely adorable! Congratulations on your win, Jane. #4331021Janine Russell May 25, 2007
Jane, great colors, lighting and effects; BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your FIRST PLACE WIN! #4331102Les Rhoades May 26, 2007
Congratulations on your WIN! #4331424Wally Orlowsky May 26, 2007
Congratulations on this well-conceived and executed winner, Jane! #4331719Terry L. Ellis May 28, 2007
A remarkable First Place win, Jane! Congratulations! #4340789Betsy Labuschagne May 29, 2007
Huge congratulations Jane!! #4343271Joan Kocak June 01, 2007
amazing shot Jane, very well done! CONGRATS~ #4356218Christy Nichols June 01, 2007
Congrats on your winner, Jane!! #4356603Emily E. Bem June 04, 2007
I love fairies! This is so creative! EXCELLENT editing! #4363703Jane M June 04, 2007
Thanks again everyone! #4366108Patrick R. McMullen June 07, 2007
Congratulations Jane! Excellant PS work. Great composition too!Sherrye Nozaki June 17, 2007
Too good this! Amazing creativity. So impressive:) Congratulations. #4404612Toni Riggs October 10, 2007
Fun and creative image! #4910391Jane M November 26, 2007
Thanks everyone, just found an older version of this photo where I said how the fairy dust was done:1) Used clone tool to remove bubbles
2) Took new photograph of fairy figures in exact same lighting conditions as for original photo.
3) Selected fairy in new photo using lasoo tool, and used move tool to move it to the main photo which causes a new layer to be created with just the fairy in it.
4) Used the move tool to select the fairy then dragged in the corner points to scale it to the right size and move it to the right position.
5) Used the paintbrush tool (spatter brush) with color selected to match fairies dresses to make dust trails.
6) Then used star brush to make stars around faires, varying the size and colors
7) Used the star brush on a very large setting on a layer underneath the fairy layers to create background glow around the fairies.
8) Adjusted brightness/contrast/sharpness on the fairy layers to match original photo.
Hope my daughter enjoys it when she's older!
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Sobia Chishti February 26, 2009
Jane, this is BRILLIENT!!April Riggs April 12, 2010
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