Is it magic, or is it Photoshop? [Explored]

Our Daily Challenge - "Magic":

 

Well, my desire was to do some sort of fun levitation shot today, but I had no time to conceptualize or execute. Instead, we met our granddaughters at a church Halloween festival. We had a great time! It was fun and loud and crowded and there was no time to set up shots. So I just tried to capture what I could in all the chaos.

 

I shot this pic of Abigail in her ladybug costume, chilled out in her stroller. I was loving the zoned out look in her eyes (yep...almost nap time). But you know how it is with baby portraits...hard to frame those wiggly arms and legs. lol

 

Thank goodness for Photoshop! I created a duplicate layer, filled that layer with black, then used a layer mask to conceal her arm and any red other than the red surrounding her face. It was better, but the real magic happened when I converted to black and white. I think she could hypnotize me with those eyes...and that would be a magic act all in itself, wouldn't it?

 

Oh...and note to self. ALWAYS check your camera settings when you put away your camera!! My ISO was still up from shooting in overcast weather the day before. Arg....

 

Happy Slider's Sunday anyway!

 

Nikon D5000, 50mm

 

Done