2010 Fremont Solstice Parade – Seattle WA

Color tone and texture were dramatically altered/enhanced in this image. When I opened up the original photo for the first time to determine if it was a worthy candidate for editing, some of the subject’s body lines caused me to recall some of the renaissance statues (like THIS or THIS) I had seen during various trips to museums in those countries. Upon that realization, I made it the goal to make this woman appear even more statuesque.

Here is the original image:

 

First I reduced the saturation for almost every color (except for red, green, and blue). This made her skin ivory white, but preserved the hue in her cheeks and lips. I left a little yellow in order to draw contrast between her top and her skin. From there it was a typical editing process; boost contrast, raise exposure, apply some shading, and lastly the texture.

This is the texture I chose to apply to the image. I applied it as a layer mask under “Multiply” blending mode and painted back some of the skin to reduce the texture in those areas.

In the end, I felt pretty good about the result.

Here are a couple more shots from the 2010 Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle, WA.