B&W Headshot

[curtiswheat]

A little CC Please

[dloumakis]

Hi Curtis,
I think this looks beautiful, nice contrast and nice wistful pose. My eye keeps going to her arm in the forefront, I am not sure if it is the lighting but it almost looks like plastic or like a doll arm??? I still love the photo.

[Digidave]

My eye keeps going to her arm in the forefront, I am not sure if it is the lighting but it almost looks like plastic or like a doll arm???

That's exactly what I was thinking. A little to soft. It makes a face look fresher, cleaner, & brighter. But an arm & hand needs to keep some natural wrinkles in it. Did you use one of those make-over tools in PS? The arm isn't the same tone as her face & I think that has a lot to do with it also. That makes it stand out a bit more than the face, & that's never a good thing. A little more work, or maybe in this case, a little less work would make this a fantastic shot.

[Manila_Joe]

Would you mind sharing your post processing steps?

[Atlas88]

I really like the "in far away thought" expression on her face. I would echo what dloumakis and Digidave said however and add that I think too much PP was used. It looks over softened. Other than that, I wouldn't change much.

[Goat Boy]

Wow I enjoy it very much except for the over softening on the face and arms. It makes the picture look unrealistic. ALmost like she's un-human.