Meredith's Moment take 2

[Manila_Joe]

Originally Posted by kimspics

I read everyones remarks- thanks. I cropped to the left and took out the stiff arm. I went up from the bottom and took away the hand. Does this look any better. ( what I liked in the other was how the pond grass matched her shirt and hair with the brown tones. ( I love browns).

This is better than the first. I had suggested a tighter crop earlier to get this type of effect. Another suggestion from photoqueen was to loosen the crop. I believe that this suggestion would need you to reshoot so you can include more or her in the picture. Of course, this is assuming that you did not crop your original picture and came out with the first one posted. If this is the case, what does the original look like?

[Sandie]

YES, this looks like a 'professional' portrait. The next clean up step would be to PS the stray hairs at the top out. It should be easy with the cloning stamp. In this version I engage with her eyes, look around, and then come back to the eyes. In the other one I got lost in the grass. Good Job!