My fun with Photoshop

So it's been over a week. Maybe two? I lost track. I ended up finally going into labor unknowingly. Fortunately, I have a friend that made me call the doctor after having contractions all morning. Then the hard part was do I call the doctor first or take a shower or finish my part-time hours before calling the doctor? I opted for taking a shower, then finishing my daily hours, then calling the doctor. In all honesty, I didn't think it was that big of a deal. The contractions weren't really that terrible to deal with and weren't getting any worse or closer together. At least, I didn't think they were. By the time I got to the hospital, I was 5 centimeters dilated. Oops.

So my husband and I spent some time watching Dragnet (I love that show) and teasing the nurses for blowing out so many veins in the multiple attempts to insert the IV. Turns out that I wasn't insane and my contractions were not normal in the least bit. They were not regular nor getting as painful as what they probably should have been. Yep. I'm a freak.

So our baby boy was born by 6:33 pm that evening. I got bored in the hospital a lot, so I took a lot of pictures. It took me a few days of being home before I got to editing them. I kinda love my befores and afters. They aren't spectacular nor professional, but I love them and that's what matters.

Original

Basic editing

A lighter B&W

B&W

Greater Than Gatsby has some fantastic actions. I recommend looking into them if you use Photoshop.

Any newborn is going to have skin coloring issues during the first few days. I prefer to use black and white for those reasons alone. The darker black and white takes away all the redness to his skin, but the lighter black and white plus a Gaussian blur adds an interesting blend to the mix. I have more pictures to take, but for now I have a couple hour nap heading my way before this little one's next feeding. Ciao, loveys!