Brunette Turns Blonde ( Changing hair colour in Photoshop )

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Heya ppl.

U knw after playin around Adriana Lima's close-up shot, the next challenge I chose was to
turn a brunette into a blonde. Turning light hair dark, is relatively easier, but brunette to
lighter colour seemed like an interesting task. First thing I did was look for a good tutorial
on this topic, but I was surprised to see that most tuts were recommending a short-cut
method, that dint really give realistic results. I mean they selected all the hair at once like
it was a wig, as a result of which the hair in front, on the sides, hair in shadows, in highlights...all got the same settings, same image adjustments. What I've done is that have selected hair in 5-6 parts, and applied slightly different settings as per their requirement. God, it took me a loooooong time to get this done, and I stopped only coz I got tired of it! But I am happy with the result, though feel that it could still have been better.

By the way, i've taken this image from sxc.hu

Today I made Aloo Chaat!

This time I wanted to experiment with a quickie. After surfing through Sanjeev kapoor's website, for a few mins, I settled for Aloo Chaat. A dish quite famous, but one that I had never tried. Its not really popular on Mumbai streets, nowhere close to bhelpuri anyways. But, the recipe seemed quite nutritious, as it is mostly raw food. The original recipe you can find if you click here. I made it slightly different. And it wasssss yummy. My sis loved it.

Ingredients

Potatoes, cubed

Lots of lemon juice

Little bit ginger, cut into thin strips

Oil to deep fry

Onion cut into thin strips

Chaat Masala, Garam Masala powder, Cumin(jeera) powder, Dhania powder

Green chillies chopped

Fresh coriander leaves chopped

Fried peanuts, and Masala cashews.

Salt to taste.

Procedure: Mix all the ingredients except potatoes, peanuts and cashews in a bowl. I did it with my hands, rather than using a spoon. Well, it seemed more effective that way. Now fry the chopped potatoes, and once done, add them to the mixture. Garnish with the peanuts and masala cashews, and enjoy the yummy treat.

Photoshop retouching - my new love

I am aiming to get established as a professional photo retouching artist. In the process of making

a portfolio and getting some practise now . Heres my first conquest. Think I have a future in dis business??...I think I do :) Practice , Practice

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