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you can't expect photoshop to spruce it up.
I'm the only one doing the sprucing round here thank you very much!
Apart from all the other stuff, A slight blur on anything that isn't a focal point on the image, like around the babies head in the photo you used. Play with the brightness, saturation and vibrancy. I also like using camera colour screens to give a feeling of warmth or coldness. These are just a few of the things that will help give a pro like finish to normal photos.
first of all a decent camera, and I don't mean a point-and-shoot with a built in lens. I'm talking about quality cameras. such as SLR's and DSLR's. My current favorite camera is a Cannon SLR known as the RT. Personally I think that knowing good photography will augment your photoshop skills greatly, so now that you've asked, I'm going to most likely write an extensive tutorial on basic photography. too bad i don't have a DSLR to provide the proper pictures you'll probably want. Anyways, when It's done, I'll come back here and post a link.
RHstanley3...I do understand! : ) But I think they were asking how it could be achieved using Photoshop originally.
I completely agree with getting a good photo is the best way to get closest to this look. But I have yet to see an image that needs absolutely no retouching. I work with a lot of very good photogs and we still need to "refine" their images, usually things the photog has no control over (such as skin tones, blotches, etc). But we also enhance their images at their request (eye color, blur/sharpen of items, etc) quite often.
So...I revise my prior statement to include the need for a good starting photo.
It can be frustrating not hearing back.Years of practice comes to mind. A good camera is your best bet though. Doesn't it seem odd that the original poster hasn't responded to any of the suggestions. Hmmmmm.