'V' before and after

[kacolb]

This is my first attempt at portrait 'fixing'. I used PP and backed off of the default settings as they were too strong. I would appreciate your critique and any tips you may have to offer. If anyone can tell me how to achieve similar results in PSCS4 I would be grateful. Best wishes to all and Merry Christmas!

[zona5101]

i think your edit and crop are outstanding. The edit imho is just about perfect, if you didn't see the before I don't know you could tell it was touched at ll - that is great. And the enhancements themselves were subtle but effective. My only critique would be it looks a bit dark/underexposed. I might be tempted to add a bit of brightening to the iris or pop the catchlights a little more. Nice work.

[Glayva]

Hi
Superb crop and retouching. I too, agree the image looks a tad too dark. Just a tiny bit of brightness is all it wants and yes, the whites of the eyes could possibly do with a tiny bit of whiting. Very well done though.

[Christian Michael]

Agreed on ALL acounts. A smidge of bightening and maybe a tad of sharpening in the eyes but overall the editing is subtle and awesome. great work my friend.

[Christhephotoguy]

I agree with all of the above... You might also play with adding a little contrast after brightening to see if it adds a little depth.