hi folks, i've been trying to find out how to retouch a photo and the frame to look like this....,but so far, i couln't find it. would anyone mind sharing his/her tricks with me?
thanks in advance.

the frames you can get at http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm under "Andrea's borders" I think--especially frame A if I remember correctly. There is a whole set under the action listed. They are pretty good. They go in as a separate layer and you just adjust (transform)to the size you need. Good luck

-Kate

mastoto,

welcome to RP.

did you want your first picture to look like your second, or the other way around? (it may seem like a silly question, but it's actually not).

craig

Palomino, thanks a bunch ...the frame action from the atncentral, that's exactly what i'm looking for.
Kraellin, i mean both pictures, ...i thought they got similar retouch technique characteristic (cmiiw)... (my question should be : 'these' instead of 'this' ...) :)

I used a levels adjustment layer to lighten up the center right of the picture; a HSL ajustment layer to adjust the color to match the green tone of your reference photo. On top of that another adjustment layer to increase contrast some. These three I grouped. I stamped these adjustments and in this new layer I slightly masked the lips to bring back color.

On a layer on top I used Superblade Pro to make the frame.