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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 310674" data-attributes="member: 9240">Late to the game here, but you've got lots of good advice already.&nbsp; I played with copies of the photos (I will not post directly - <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8013/ivockcf4yy5bkfmfg.jpg" target="_blank">click here </a>if you want to see), as I like to make sure that what I'm suggesting works first before posting.&nbsp; Your second set of edits are very close to what I'd recommend, but you went a little too far on the sharpening and the structure.&nbsp; They're little girls and you want them to look soft and bright.I don't know what s/w you're using, but try and limit the sharpening to the girls (use unsharp mask).&nbsp; Also, vignette them a little against the background to make them stand out.&nbsp; I use a method I read in Photoshop User that works with PS or PSE that adds a very subtle vignette using layers and blend modes that you can read <a href="http://nikonites.com/blogs/backdoorhippie/291-better-way-add-vignettes-your-photos-photoshop-elements.html#axzz32XPFlIQD" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; It's very subtle, but extremely effective in making the subject stand out without actually adding a traditional vignetted look.&nbsp; In this case, before applying the vignette, I duplicated the layer and softened the focus of the vignette layer portion using a blur filter to further emphasize the subject.&nbsp; You can use a subtle tilt-shift filter on the older girl to achieve a similar effect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 310674, member: 9240"] Late to the game here, but you've got lots of good advice already. I played with copies of the photos (I will not post directly - [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8013/ivockcf4yy5bkfmfg.jpg"]click here [/URL]if you want to see), as I like to make sure that what I'm suggesting works first before posting. Your second set of edits are very close to what I'd recommend, but you went a little too far on the sharpening and the structure. They're little girls and you want them to look soft and bright. I don't know what s/w you're using, but try and limit the sharpening to the girls (use unsharp mask). Also, vignette them a little against the background to make them stand out. I use a method I read in Photoshop User that works with PS or PSE that adds a very subtle vignette using layers and blend modes that you can read [URL="http://nikonites.com/blogs/backdoorhippie/291-better-way-add-vignettes-your-photos-photoshop-elements.html#axzz32XPFlIQD"]here[/URL]. It's [I]very[/I] subtle, but extremely effective in making the subject stand out without actually adding a traditional vignetted look. In this case, before applying the vignette, I duplicated the layer and softened the focus of the vignette layer portion using a blur filter to further emphasize the subject. You can use a subtle tilt-shift filter on the older girl to achieve a similar effect. [/QUOTE]

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