Before + After: Summer feelings

Before + After: Julia

I removed the people and the bikes by pasting another photo over this one, align the path and erase out all that I didn't need. Then I blurred the background more, especially on the left, because the other photo had a different focus and the grass was less sharp than in the 'main' one.
For the rest it's just curves, color balance and color fill layers :)

Photo I used:

Before + After: Set Free

 Before: shot in RAW, hence the flatness of the colors

After: besides contrast, tones, hue etc. I added a red glow, two gradient layers and a shadow beneath my feet because I noticed could also have been standing on my toes and that annoyed me as I really was in the air (:

(click to go to flickr post)

Layer by Layer showcase of the edit

BEFORE

LAYERS IN PHOTOSHOP

- keep an eye on the opacity and fills of the layers.

- keep an eye on the blending options

-  Color Fill 1 = #b252a1

   Color Fill 2 = #ffcc00

(I used an action, but I changed a lot, so that's why I'm not just telling you the action)

AFTER

I'm finally learning to use Photoshop

The first image is the original, which is too light. The second is an edit I did some months ago, in April. The third image is an edit I did today.