Revisiting old photos…

I was on a search for some family photos to frame for my house when I thought about a trip my daughter Neva and I took in 2009 to Japan to visit my sister.  We dressed up as Geisha girls (so much fun) and had some photos taken.  While we were getting ready I was snapping away as they transformed my daughter-its amazing what some white paint and red lips will do–she was 11 in this photo.  I started to play with the photo,  brightening it up a bit, love the color red, so I desaturated the photo to focus on it.  Her hair was taped up to allow for a huge wig/headpiece to be put on so I used a white vignette around the edges to cover that up.  I loved the result!  I am so glad I went back to it now.  A lesson was learned, you never know when the light bulb will go on.