Washed hard and put away wet…

OK… so yes… I usually edit EVERY SINGLE picture I take, in one form or another… either by white balancing the colors, or upping the contrast or even sometimes just sharpening the eyes or putting a slight blur on the edges… I also like to add a “vignette” border on most of my pictures… so even if a photo comes out “perfect” straight out of the camera (SOOTC), I’ll play with it… it’s a given… it’s a Tori thing…

So yes, I did play with my photo… but I did not saturate the colors at all, nor did I “photoshop” it… I did apply a hard light filter and my “signature” border (even if a zillion other photographers use the same border)… I’ll give you a few pic’s to compare…

Here is the original… SOOTC

here’s the one I posted a few days ago… hard light filter added and border…

this one is a pretty simple action that has dramatic results… I applied a simple “boost” filter… I think it’s probably a sharpen/saturate wash… then I isolated my eyes, inverted the isolation, and applied a black & white filter… my eyes ARE really blue, so you saturate that or “cool” my eyes… and/or “warm” my red hair… and it’s instant android! Add the vignette border… boom! totally different photo…

So… yes… my eyes ARE really that blue… my sisters call it “freaky blue”… because they see me at my worst… which is when they’re the bluest… usually when I’m sick or when I’ve been crying… they’re an amazing unnatural color… but yes… I do edit/play with my pictures… so… there ya have it!