St. Nick

[JAS_Photo]

[asnow]

I like it. That would make a really a really nice Christmas card cover.

[Andrew]

I'm not a fan of a lot of editing but your results are very nice on this one. Old and elegant. When did you take the shot and what did you do to it?

[Iguanasan]

Very well done. The spirit of the season is upon us, that's for sure!

[Marko]

Some funky PP play here jas! What I dig most about the shot is the angle of the head and the clarity of the glasses, you just know he's looking down at a child....or drunk. lol - sorry couldn't resist.

[Hillbillygirl]

I'm not a fan of a lot of editing but your results are very nice on this one.

+1 here.

[Donna]

I like it!

[JAS_Photo]

Thanks all!

I'm not a fan of a lot of editing but your results are very nice on this one. Old and elegant. When did you take the shot and what did you do to it?

Andrew, I started by using a cloudy setting on my camera as I wanted a warm old fashioned feel to the photos. I then used a preset in LR to get the colour change and it also brought out more detail in the beard. A bit of a white vignette was added. Then I sent it to Photoshop Elements, did a bit of a pop in Topaz 4 after which I added a simple border and signature.

I don't know how to describe what it is exactly. The best I can say is it is a sort of a "doll'. He is about three high, sitting on a leather chair with a bag of toys in his lap.

Lol, Marko! You had the drunken Santa too, huh?

Here he is:

[kat]

Great pp. Makes for a great card!

[Andrew]

Thanks for the feedback J. Again, well done.