BEFORE
AFTER v1
v1: I used Camera Raw and PS - CS3. In Camera Raw, I increased the saturation and clarity, brought the vibrance down and intensified the black. In Photoshop, I added overlay paintbrush textures to the background and decreased green in the channel mixer.
AFTER v2
v2: I used Camera Raw and PS - CS3. In Camera Raw, I increased the saturation and clarity, brought the vibrance down and intensified the black. In Photoshop, I used the channel mixer to intensify the blue/greens. Added contrast and created a background pattern with different blending modes. I also decreased the yellow and magenta in the color balance layer.
AFTER v3
v3: I used Camera Raw and PS - CS3. In Camera Raw, I increased the saturation and clarity, brought the vibrance down and intensified the black. In Photoshop, I used the b/w adjustment layer and masked out the blue jacket. I added a color fill to the image, desaturated, added contrast and an orange nose for the snowman.
Oh! Version one is awesome! BTW I LOVE your blog design. You are very talented!
The first edit is awesome! I love the crop that you did.
Beautiful edits! I love the first one (and the third!).
These are great. Thanks for the info on what you did...love them all!
Love the last one! great job!
I like the second one, the icy tones in the back are really pretty.
The last one is my favorite!
Your are very talented!