I had to re-edit this photo because the first time I did it under the advanced editing ruleset, and the photo turned out much better, I might add, although still not what I pictured in my head.
Anyway, post processing is a conversion to black and white, unsharp mask, then levels/curves.
In the advaned rules, I removed where the bag is sticking to the face on the right of the face, to make it not stand out. I had also did lot of dodging abd burning to make the bag more dramatic. I might post that version after voting is done. Maybe.
I ended up using a different photo from the shoot. Both have problems, but I bet I'm going to regret my choice later.
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You know, this is sick. Never-the-less, there is a gallery somewhere that would love it. Just not me. I'd rate it lower, but it has definite backlighting, detail and contrast. Where's the printing that says, "Danger: Do not place over your head!" ?